cerebrospinal fever — n CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS * * * (spotted fever) see meningitis * * * meningococcal meningitis … Medical dictionary
cerebrospinal fever — spotted fever; see meningitis … The new mediacal dictionary
cerebrospinal meningitis — n inflammation of the meninges of both brain and spinal cord specif an infectious often epidemic and fatal meningitis caused by the meningococcus called also cerebrospinal fever * * * any inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal… … Medical dictionary
cerebrospinal meningitis — noun meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal • Syn: ↑epidemic meningitis, ↑brain fever, ↑cerebrospinal fever • Hypernyms: ↑meningitis * * * noun or cerebrospi … Useful english dictionary
cerebrospinal meningitis — Pathol. an acute inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord, caused by a specific organism, accompanied by fever and occasionally red spots on the skin. Also called brain fever, cerebrospinal fever. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
cerebrospinal meningitis — /sɛrəbroʊˌspaɪnəl mɛnənˈdʒaɪtəs/ (say seruhbroh.spuynuhl menuhn juytuhs) noun an acute inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord caused by a specific organism, and accompanied by fever and occasionally red spots on the skin; brain …
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
brain fever — noun meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal • Syn: ↑cerebrospinal meningitis, ↑epidemic meningitis, ↑cerebrospinal fever • Hypernyms: ↑meningitis … Useful english dictionary
petechial fever — noun also petechial typhus : purpura hemorrhagica of the horse * * * petechial fever, 1. = typhus. (Cf. ↑typhus) 2. = cerebrospinal meningitis. (Cf. ↑cerebrospinal meningitis) … Useful english dictionary
spotted fever — Pathol. 1. any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, esp. as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever. 2. See tick fever. [1640 50] * * * … Universalium
