Etymology

choriomeningitis

Today it means: A form of cerebral meningitis associated with inflammation of the choroid plexus Full definition →

English meningitis ← Ancient Greek χόρῐον (khórĭon)
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  1. Ancient Greekχόρῐον (khórĭon)
  2. Englishchorio-
  3. Englishmeningitis
  4. English todaychoriomeningitis

From chorio- + meningitis.

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