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cerebrospinal meningitis
noun
Definition of CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS
: inflammation of the meninges of both brain and spinal cord; specifically : an infectious often epidemic and fatal meningitis caused by the meningococcus
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First Known Use of CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS
1873
Medical Dictionary
cerebrospinal meningitis
noun
Medical Definition of CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS
: inflammation of the meninges of both brain and spinal cord; specifically : an infectious often epidemic and fatal meningitis caused by the meningococcus—called also cerebrospinal fever
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