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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Inflammation of the brain or meninges, as in encephalitis or meningitis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of the brain; phrenitis; meningitis.
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- noun pathology, dated
encephalitis ormeningitis
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- noun meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
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