a serious disease in which the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord develop an infection and become swollen (= larger than normal), causing severe headache, a high temperature and sometimes death 脑膜炎；脑脊膜炎 He is suffering from viral meningitis. 他患有病毒性脑膜炎。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- bacterial
- meningococcal
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