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meningism
  1. Symptoms similar to those of meningitis but not caused by it, involving the triad of nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness), photophobia, and headache, a sign of irritation of the meninges.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Specifically, there was no meningism, photophobia, or focal neurologic deficit.”
      “Headache with fever can indicate meningism, a condition in which the person is unable to move the neck forward.”
      “There was no meningism or clear focal neurological deficit, so lumbar puncture was not performed.”
meningitis
  1. (pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Sarah was rushed to the emergency room after experiencing severe fever, headache, and stiffness, which turned out to be meningitis - an inflammation of the meninges.”
      “These children could be suffering from illnesses including meningitis, septicemia or a physical injury.”
      “One-year-old Eva Heeks contracted meningitis soon after birth, leaving her blind, deaf and unable to walk, talk or feed properly.”
meningioma
  1. (pathology) A common tumour of the central nervous system, occurring in the meninges, usually benign.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “If you have an acoustic neuroma or meningioma, you will receive an MRI in 6 months to a year after treatment.”
      “A benign meningioma was completely excised after laminectomy, and she is making a good recovery.”
      “The secretory histology confers no prognostic significance over and above the diagnosis of meningioma.”
meninx
  1. a membrane, especially one of the three membranes enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Cercina is a group of smaller islands above 50 miles north of meninx, now called the Karkenna islands.”
      “Girba, formerly meninx, an island to the south-east of the Lesser Syrtis.”
meningoencephalocele
  1. (pathology) A protrusion of the meninges and the brain through a defect in the cranium.
meninges
  1. (anatomy) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord.
  2. Examples:
    1. “They are attached to the cranial or spinal meninges and usually present as a single mass.”
      “Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord.”
      “Coxsackie viruses can also cause meningitis, an infection of the meninges, and rarely, encephalitis, a brain infection.”
meningoencephalomyelitis
  1. (pathology) A form of encephalomyelitis that also affects the meninges
meningiomatosis
  1. (pathology) A condition characterized by the presence of multiple meningiomas
meningoencephalitis
  1. (pathology) inflammation of the brain and the meninges
meningomyeloencephalitis
meninges
  1. plural of meninx
  2. Examples:
    1. “They are attached to the cranial or spinal meninges and usually present as a single mass.”
      “Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord.”
      “Coxsackie viruses can also cause meningitis, an infection of the meninges, and rarely, encephalitis, a brain infection.”
meningismus
meninge
  1. (anatomy) meninx
  2. Synonyms:
meningoencephaloceles
meningoencephalitides
meningiomatoses
  1. plural of meningiomatosis
meningiomas
meningiomata
meningitides
  1. plural of meningitis
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Neisseria meningitides is a gram-negative diplococcus bacterium and is the main causative agent of meningitis and other meningococcal diseases.”
      “The FrpC module is an iron-regulated protein produced by the gram-negative bacterium Neisseria meningitides.”
      “In Norway, a vaccine against Neisseria meningitides group B was administered to teenagers in 1988–1989 in a protection trial.”
meningisms
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