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meningitis

noun /mɛnɪndʒaɪtɪs/ 4 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 13 WWF 17
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noun

infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea

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