Meanings
nounmeningitis (countable and uncountable, plural meningitides)
plural meningitides
- countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
Los Angeles-based actor’s boyfriend said she died from meningitis and blood infection which in turn led to sepsis[.]
2026 June 17, Maya Yang, “Daveigh Chase, child star known for Lilo & Stitch and The Ring, dies aged 35”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekμῆνῐγξ
- Englishmeningitis
From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx) + -itis, equivalent to meninge + -itis.
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Arabic اِلْتِهَاب سَحَايَا
- اِلْتِهَاب سَحَايَا (iltihāb saḥāyā)inflammation of the meninges
Catalan meningitis
- meningitisinflammation of the meninges
Chinese Mandarin 腦膜炎 /脑膜炎
- 腦膜炎 /脑膜炎 (nǎomóyán)inflammation of the meninges
Czech meningitida, zánět mozkových blan
- meningitidainflammation of the meninges
- zánět mozkových blaninflammation of the meninges
Danish hjernehindebetændelse, meningitis
- hjernehindebetændelseinflammation of the meninges
- meningitisinflammation of the meninges
Dutch hersenvliesontsteking, meningitis
- hersenvliesontstekinginflammation of the meninges
- meningitisinflammation of the meninges
- nekkrampinflammation of the meninges
Esperanto meningito
- meningitoinflammation of the meninges
Finnish aivokalvontulehdus, meningiitti
- aivokalvontulehdusinflammation of the meninges
- meningiittiinflammation of the meninges
French méningite
- méningiteinflammation of the meninges
German Hirnhautentzündung, Meningitis
- Hirnhautentzündunginflammation of the meninges
- Meningitisinflammation of the meninges
Greek μηνιγγίτιδα
- μηνιγγίτιδα (miningítida)inflammation of the meninges
Hungarian agyhártyagyulladás
- agyhártyagyulladásinflammation of the meninges
Icelandic heilahimnubólga, mengisbólga
- heilahimnubólgainflammation of the meninges
- mengisbólgainflammation of the meninges
Italian meningite
- meningiteinflammation of the meninges
Japanese 髄膜炎
- 髄膜炎 (zuimakuen)inflammation of the meninges
Korean 뇌수막염
- 뇌수막염 (noesumagyeom)inflammation of the meninges
Latvian meningīts
- meningītsinflammation of the meninges
Lithuanian meningitas
- meningitasinflammation of the meninges
Māori kiriuhi uakakā, mate kiriuhi uakakā
- kiriuhi uakakāinflammation of the meninges
- mate kiriuhi uakakāinflammation of the meninges
Norwegian Bokmål hjernehinnebetennelse, meningitt
- hjernehinnebetennelseinflammation of the meninges
- meningittinflammation of the meninges
Persian مننژیت
- مننژیت (menanžit)inflammation of the meninges
Polish zapalenie opon mózgowych
- zapalenie opon mózgowychinflammation of the meninges
Portuguese meningite
- meningiteinflammation of the meninges
Romanian meningită
- meningităinflammation of the meninges
Russian менинги́т
- менинги́т (meningít)inflammation of the meninges
Scottish Gaelic am fiabhras-eanchainne
- am fiabhras-eanchainneinflammation of the meninges
Spanish meningitis
- meningitisinflammation of the meninges
Swahili homa ya uti wa mgongo
- homa ya uti wa mgongoinflammation of the meninges
Swedish hjärnhinneinflammation, meningit
- hjärnhinneinflammationinflammation of the meninges
- meningitinflammation of the meninges
Tagalog meninghitis
- meninghitisinflammation of the meninges
Thai เยื่อหุ้มสมองอักเสบ
- เยื่อหุ้มสมองอักเสบ (yʉ̂ʉa-hûm-sà-mɔ̌ɔng-àk-sèep)inflammation of the meninges
Turkish menenjit
- menenjitinflammation of the meninges
Vietnamese viêm màng não
- viêm màng nãoinflammation of the meninges
Cite this entry
APA
meningitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningitis
MLA
“meningitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meningitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningitis.
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