meningoencephalitis

noun

Inflammation of the brain and the meninges.

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Meanings

nounmeningoencephalitis (countable and uncountable, plural meningoencephalitides)

plural meningoencephalitides

  1. countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the brain and the meninges.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouninflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges

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Origin

Translations

Finnish meningoenkefaliitti
  • meningoenkefaliittiinflammation

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APA

meningoencephalitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningoencephalitis

MLA

“meningoencephalitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningoencephalitis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meningoencephalitis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningoencephalitis.

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