meningitis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx) + -itis, equivalent to meninge +‎ -itis. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/ === Noun === meningitis (countable and uncountable, plural meningitides) (pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia. ==== Coordinate terms ==== encephalitis ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== meningitis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Catalan == === Etymology === From meninge +‎ -itis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [mə.niɲˈʒi.tis] IPA(key): (Valencia) [me.niɲˈd͡ʒi.tis] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [me.niɲˈʒi.tis] === Noun === meningitis f (invariable) (pathology) meningitis ==== Further reading ==== “meningitis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx) + -ītis. === Noun === mēningītis f (genitive mēningītidis); third declension (New Latin, pathology) meningitis ==== Declension ==== Plural forms are rare. Third-declension noun. == Spanish == === Etymology === From meninge + -itis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meninˈxitis/ [me.nĩŋˈxi.t̪is] Rhymes: -itis Syllabification: me‧nin‧gi‧tis === Noun === meningitis f (plural meningitis) meningitis === Further reading === “meningitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025