meningitis

From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx) + -itis, equivalent to meninge +‎ -itis.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/

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meningitis (countable and uncountable, plural meningitides)

1. (pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

• encephalitis

• meningitis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From meninge +‎ -itis.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.niɲˈʒi.tis]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [me.niɲˈd͡ʒi.tis]

meningitis f (invariable)

1. (pathology) meningitis

• “meningitis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx) + -ītis.

mēningītis f (genitive mēningītidis); third declension

1. (New Latin, pathology) meningitis

Plural forms are rare.

Third-declension noun.

From meninge +‎ -itis.

• IPA^(key): /meninˈxitis/ [me.nĩŋˈxi.t̪is]

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• Rhymes: -itis
• Syllabification: me‧nin‧gi‧tis

meningitis f (plural meningitis)

1. meningitis

• “meningitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024