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choriomeningitis

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choriomeningitis /cho·rio·men·in·gi·tis/ (kor″e-o-men″in-ji´tis) cerebral meningitis with lymphocytic infiltration of the choroid plexus.
lymphocytic choriomeningitis  viral meningitis, occurring in adults between the ages of 20 and 40, during the fall and winter.
cho·ri·o·men·in·gi·tis (kôr--mnn-jts)
n.
Cerebral meningitis in which there is marked cellular infiltration of the meninges, often with a lymphocytic infiltration of the choroid plexuses.
choriomeningitis.
choriomeningitis
cerebral meningitis with inflammation of the choroid plexus.
lymphocytic choriomeningitis
see lymphocytic choriomeningitis.


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