meningitis

meningitis
meningitis (n.) "inflammation of the meninges," 1825, coined from Mod.L. meninga, from Gk. meninx (gen. meningos) "membrane," in medical Latin especially that of the brain (see MEMBER (Cf. member)) + -ITIS (Cf. -itis) "disease." Related: Meningitic.

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