Mollaret's meningitis

noun

A recurrent inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Meanings

nounMollaret's meningitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA recurrent inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Origin

Named after Pierre Mollaret, French neurologist who first described it in 1944.

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Mollaret's meningitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mollaret's%20meningitis

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“Mollaret's meningitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mollaret's%20meningitis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mollaret's meningitis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mollaret's%20meningitis.

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