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词汇 meningitis
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Definition of meningitis in English:

meningitis

noun ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒʌɪtɪsˌmɛnənˈdʒaɪdəs
mass noun
  • A serious disease in which there is inflammation of the meninges, caused by viral or bacterial infection, and marked by intense headache and fever, sensitivity to light, and muscular rigidity.

    脑(脊)膜炎

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bacterial meningitis is the most common cause of profound deafness acquired in childhood.
    • Patients with tuberculous meningitis should be treated for at least nine months.
    • But it is believed viral meningitis in its mildest form is often mistaken for flu.
    • While mumps is usually not very serious, it may develop into viral meningitis is some cases.
    • The key early symptoms of meningitis are headache, stiff neck and dislike of bright lights.

Derivatives

  • meningitic

  • adjective ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒɪtɪk
    • Finally, as hearing loss is the most frequent sequela in survivors of meningitis, I will discuss post meningitic hearing loss including possible etiologies and suggested follow up.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The proportion of meningitic and nonmeningitic disease caused by serogroups B and C was similar.
      • This study investigated whether postbacterial meningitic patients with no apparent clinical sensorineural hearing loss had any evidence of more subtle subclinical cochlear deficit.
      • The second patient had two episodes of meningitic illness.
      • After the minor, flu-like illness, patients develop a meningitic phase as the virus reaches the central nervous system.

Rhymes

appendicitis, arthritis, bronchitis, cellulitis, colitis, conjunctivitis, cystitis, dermatitis, encephalitis, gastroenteritis, gingivitis, hepatitis, laryngitis, lymphangitis, nephritis, neuritis, osteoarthritis, pericarditis, peritonitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis

Definition of meningitis in US English:

meningitis

nounˌmɛnənˈdʒaɪdəsˌmenənˈjīdəs
  • Inflammation of the meninges caused by viral or bacterial infection and marked by intense headache and fever, sensitivity to light, and muscular rigidity, leading (in severe cases) to convulsions, delirium, and death.

    脑(脊)膜炎

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While mumps is usually not very serious, it may develop into viral meningitis is some cases.
    • Patients with tuberculous meningitis should be treated for at least nine months.
    • But it is believed viral meningitis in its mildest form is often mistaken for flu.
    • The key early symptoms of meningitis are headache, stiff neck and dislike of bright lights.
    • Bacterial meningitis is the most common cause of profound deafness acquired in childhood.
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