men‧in‧gi‧tis /ˌmenənˈdʒaɪtəs, ˌmenɪnˈdʒaɪtəs/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Latin;
Origin: meninx 'outer part of the brain' + English -itis]
a serious illness in which the outer part of the brain becomes swollen
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