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 Men·in·gi·tis n.  Med. Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord.
 Cerebro-spinal meningitis. See under Cerebro-spinal.
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 Cer·e·bro-spi·nal a.  Anat. Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
 Cerebro-spinal fluid Physiol., a serous fluid secreted by the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
 Cerebro-spinal meningitis, Cerebro-spinal fever Med., a dangerous epidemic, and endemic, febrile disease, characterized by inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord, giving rise to severe headaches, tenderness of the back of the neck, paralysis of the ocular muscles, etc. It is sometimes marked by a cutaneous eruption, when it is often called spotted fever. It is not contagious.
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 cerebrospinal meningitis
      n : meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal [syn: epidemic
          meningitis, brain fever, cerebrospinal fever]