meningitis

From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mêninx) + -itis, equivalent to meninge +‎ -itis.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/

meningitis (countable and uncountable, plural meningitides)

1. (pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

• encephalitis

• meningitis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

meninge +‎ -itis

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /mə.niɲˈʒi.tis/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /me.niɲˈd͡ʒi.tis/

meningitis f (plural meningitis)

1. (pathology) meningitis

• “meningitis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mêninx) + -ītis.

mēningītis f (genitive mēningītidis); third declension

1. (New Latin, pathology) meningitis

Plural forms are rare. Third-declension noun.

meninge +‎ -itis

• IPA^(key): /meninˈxitis/ [me.nĩŋˈxi.t̪is]
• Rhymes: -itis
• Syllabification: me‧nin‧gi‧tis

meningitis f (plural meningitis)

1. meningitis

• “meningitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014