Synonyms for meningitis
ˌmɛn ɪnˈdʒaɪ tɪsmenin·gi·tis

Princeton's WordNet

1. meningitisnoun

   infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea

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1. List of paraphrases for "meningitis":

   meningococcal, t.b.

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1. Stockdale Walden:

   What happens is that the parasite gets into humans -- humans are not the host that it can complete its life cycle in, as opposed to being in a rat -- so when it gets in a human, it can get lost, and it will go to the brain, and it'll stay there, when it gets to the brain, you can have eosinophilic meningitis.

2. Heather Stockdale Walden:

   When it gets to the brain, you can have eosinophilic meningitis.

3. United States:

   Over 50 million doses have been distributed, and this rare side effect has only been described in a handful of cases, in contrast, meningitis is a well-known complication of chickenpox and pose a far greater risk to children.

4. Amy Poole:

   I was so scared to let Ollie undergo such major surgery. He was so fragile, and I couldn’t bear the thought of losing him, but doctors explained that he was at risk of contracting an infection or even meningitis if he tripped and knocked his nose— so I agreed to the surgery.

5. Leonard Friedland:

   Since 2005 we’ve had a vaccine to protect against four of the five types of meningococcal meningitis and blood infections and those are the A, C, W and Y types.