meningitis in Portuguese
meningitis in Portuguese is meningite — 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 Portuguese
meningite
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
What does "meningitis" mean?
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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 Portuguese?
"meningitis" in Portuguese is meningite. 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 Portuguese, "meningitis" is meningite.
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