meningitis

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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.

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Catalan

Etymology

From meninge +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

Noun

meningitis f (invariable)

  1. (pathology) meningitis

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mêninx) + -ītis.

Noun

mēningītis f (genitive mēningītidis); third declension

  1. (New Latin, pathology) meningitis

Declension

Plural forms are rare.

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mēningītis mēningītidēs
genitive mēningītidis mēningītidum
dative mēningītidī mēningītidibus
accusative mēningītidem mēningītidēs
ablative mēningītide mēningītidibus
vocative mēningītis mēningītidēs

Spanish

Etymology

From meninge +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

Noun

meningitis f (plural meningitis)

  1. meningitis

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