Meningitis

Meningitis
Term	Meningitis
Short definition	Meningitis - (pronounced) (MEH-nin-JY-tis) Inflammation of the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord). Meningitis is usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection but is sometimes caused by cancer, drug allergies, or inflammatory diseases
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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Meningitis - (pronounced) (MEH-nin-JY-tis) Inflammation of the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord). Meningitis is usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection but is sometimes caused by cancer, drug allergies, or inflammatory diseases

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• Medical encyclopedia article on Meningitis
• Wikipedia's article - Meningitis

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