meningitis

countable uncountable

(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

Japanese Meaning

髄膜（ずいまく）の炎症、つまり脳や脊髄を包む膜（髄膜）の炎症を指し、頭痛、首のこわばり、光に対する過敏症、発熱、寒気、嘔吐、筋肉痛などの症状が現れる病状です。

The patient was admitted to the hospital with meningitis after several days of severe headache and neck stiffness.

患者は数日間の激しい頭痛と首のこわばりの後、髄膜炎で入院しました。

Sense（1）

(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

meningitides

（ plural ）