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meningitis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
meningitis /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒʌɪtɪs/

▶noun a disease in which there is inflammation of the meninges, caused by viral or bacterial infection.

– derivatives
meningitic adjective.

'meningitis' also found in these Oxford entries:

echovirus - Hib - listeriosis - meningococcus - pneumococcus

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