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meningitis

/ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
menin-gi-tis
IPA
/ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/
  • British English: /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

meningitides (plural)

Derived Forms

antimeningitic antimeningitis cephalomeningitis cerebromeningitis choriomeningitis encephalomeningitis meningism meningitic myelomeningitis pachymeningitis perimeningitis postmeningitis

Phrases

aseptic meningitis bacterial meningitis cerebrospinal meningitis meningitis B meningitis W Mollaret's meningitis tuberculous meningitis

Frequently Paired Words

encephalitis

Rhymes With

arthritis hepatitis titus bronchitis encephalitis osteoarthritis detritus gastritis laryngitis situs mastoiditis pleuritis

Questions

How do you pronounce meningitis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/.
What does meningitis mean?
Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
Where does meningitis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce meningitis

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