men·in·gi·tis

men·in·gi·tis
/ˌmɛnənˈʤaıtəs/ noun [noncount]
medical : a serious and often deadly disease in which an outside layer of the brain or spinal cord becomes infected and swollen

She was diagnosed with spinal meningitis.


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