Meningitis
81Meningitis — Me|nin|gi|tis, die; , ...tiden <griechisch> (Medizin Hirnhautentzündung) …
82meningitis — A bodily infirmity. First Nat. Bank v Equitable Life Assur. Soc. 225 Ala 586, 144 So 451. A disease of the brain and the spinal cord often resulting in mental derangement and insanity. Tiffany v Tiffany, 84 Iowa 122, 126 …
83meningitis — n. an inflammation of the meninges due to infection by viruses or bacteria. Derivatives: meningitic adj …
84Cerebro-spinal meningitis — Meningitis Men in*gi tis, n. [NL. See {Meninges}, and { itis}.] (Med.) Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord. [1913 Webster] {Cerebro spinal meningitis}. See under {Cerebro spinal}. [1913 Webster] …
85bacterial meningitis — meningitis caused by bacteria, usually characterized by fever, headache, a stiff neck, and altered mental status. Common pathogens are Haemophilus influenzae (see Haemophilus influenzae m.), Neisseria meningitidis (see meningococcal m.),… …
86eosinophilic meningitis — meningitis characterized by an increase in lymphocytes and a high percentage of eosinophils in the cerebrospinal fluid; it usually results from infection with the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Called also eosinophilic… …
87fungal meningitis — meningitis caused by invasion of the nervous system by a fungus, usually as an opportunistic infection in an immunocompromised person. Common fungi causing this are Cryptococcus neoformans, Coccidioides immitis, and species of Candida and… …
88gummatous meningitis — meningitis during the tertiary stage of syphilis in which there are many small gummata in the membranes …
89neoplastic meningitis — meningitis resulting from cancer metastasis to the leptomeninges or subarachnoid space …
90otitic meningitis — meningitis occurring as a complication of otitis media …
