meningitis

Phonetic Respelling: [ men-in-jahy-tis ]

Definition:

n. infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges -the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord- usually caused by a bacterial infection

Sentence:

Severe headaches and a stiff neck are symptoms of meningitis.

More example sentences:

Severe headaches and a stiff neck are symptoms of meningitis.

Hear it

Synonyms:

inflammation of the meninges; infectious disease; meninges inflammation

Antonyms:

good health

Meningitis rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • fleitas
  • situs
  • titus
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • arthritis
  • bronchitis
  • detritus
  • gastritis
  • mazaitis
  • unitas
  • zemaitis
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • hepatitis
  • laryngitis
  • mastoiditis
  • meningitis
• Five Syllable Rhymes
  • encephalitis
• Six Syllable Rhymes
  • osteoarthritis