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spinal meningitis

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Inflammation of the membranes enclosing the spinal cord, especially a usually fatal form that affects infants and young children and is caused by a strain of gram-negative bacteria (Hemophilus influenzae) formerly thought to cause influenza.

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