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meningism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
meningism
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of symptoms similar to those of meningitis but not caused by it, involving the triad of nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness), photophobia, and headache, a sign of irritation of the meninges.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Such symptoms as identified clinically but before knowledge of their cause is ascertained (that is, before diagnosis or before its confirmation); meningeal symptoms.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

meningisms (plural)

Synonyms

meningismus pseudomeningitis

Questions

What does meningism mean?
A set of symptoms similar to those of meningitis but not caused by it, involving the triad of nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness), photophobia, and headache, a sign of irritation of the meninges.

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