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meningitis (n.)
"inflammation of the meninges," 1825, coined from Modern Latin
meninga
, from Greek
meninx
(genitive
meningos
) "membrane," in medical Latin especially that of the brain (see
member
) +
-itis
"inflammation." Related:
Meningitic
.
