meningoencephalitis

noun

me·​nin·​go·​en·​ceph·​a·​li·​tis mə-ˌniŋ-gō-ən-ˌse-fə-ˈlī-təs How to pronounce meningoencephalitis (audio)
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plural meningoencephalitides mə-ˌniŋ-gō-ən-ˌse-fə-ˈli-tə-ˌdēz How to pronounce meningoencephalitis (audio)
-jō-
: inflammation of the brain and meninges
meningoencephalitic adjective

Examples of meningoencephalitis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The fatality rate for those who contract primary amebic meningoencephalitis from Naegleria fowleri is more than 97 percent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 17 July 2022 Their 3-year-old son, Bakari Williams, died last summer from primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and typically fatal infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba. Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2022 Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth notified the city of Arlington and the Tarrant County Public Health Department on Sept. 5 that a child was hospitalized with primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and often fatal infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba. Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 30 Sep. 2021 The amoeba travels up to the brain, destroying brain tissue and causing an almost-always fatal infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023 There have been 39 cases of primary amebic meningoencephalitis identified in Texas between 1962 and 2002, according to local officials. Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2023 The amoeba can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a brain infection that destroys brain tissue, health officials said. Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 23 July 2023 Naegleria fowleri causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a disease of the central nervous system that is almost always fatal, according to the CDC. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 July 2023 The infection, usually primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), causes damage to brain tissue, resulting in brain swelling and often death, said the health department. David Chiu, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of meningoencephalitis was in 1849

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“Meningoencephalitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meningoencephalitis. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

meningoencephalitis

noun
me·​nin·​go·​en·​ceph·​a·​li·​tis -ən-ˌsef-ə-ˈlīt-əs How to pronounce meningoencephalitis (audio)
plural meningoencephalitides -ˈlit-ə-ˌdēz How to pronounce meningoencephalitis (audio)
: inflammation of the brain and meninges

called also encephalomeningitis

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