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meningitis in Dutch

meningitis in Dutch is hersenvliesontsteking, nekkramp, meningitis — meningitis means a serious illness in which the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord become inflamed, typically causing headache, fever, stiff neck, and sensitivity to light.

meningitis in Dutch

hersenvliesontsteking
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
nekkramp
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
meningitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

What does "meningitis" mean?

  1. noun A serious illness in which the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord become inflamed, typically causing headache, fever, stiff neck, and sensitivity to light.
    "The child was rushed to hospital with suspected meningitis."
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meningitis in a sentence

  • The child was rushed to hospital with suspected meningitis.
  • Vaccines have reduced the number of meningitis cases in children.

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What is "meningitis" in Dutch?

"meningitis" in Dutch is hersenvliesontsteking, nekkramp, meningitis. meningitis means: A serious illness in which the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord become inflamed, typically causing headache, fever, stiff neck, and sensitivity to light.

How do you use "meningitis" in a sentence?

Example: "The child was rushed to hospital with suspected meningitis." In Dutch, "meningitis" is hersenvliesontsteking, nekkramp, meningitis.

Are there other ways to say "meningitis" in Dutch?

Yes — Dutch has 3 translations listed for "meningitis": hersenvliesontsteking, nekkramp, meningitis.

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