NOM | state | meningitis | infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection |
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Sentit | infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea. | |
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Específic | leptomeningitis | inflammation of the leptomeninges |
meningitis cerebrospinal | meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal | |
meningoencefalitis | inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges | |
General | malaltia infecciosa | A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact |
Anglès | meningitis |
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