meningism /me·nin·gism/ (men´in-jizm) the symptoms of meningitis with acute febrile illness or dehydration without infection of the meninges.
meningism
meningism [men´in-jizm]
meningism
men·in·gism (m n  n-jz  m, m-nn-) or men·in·gis·mus (mnn-jzms, m-nn-)n. A condition of meningeal irritation in which symptoms mimic those of meningitis but in which no inflammation is present, often occurring during febrile illnesses in children. |
meningism
[minin′jizəm]
Etymology: Gk, meninx + ismos, process
an abnormal condition characterized by irritation of the brain and spinal cord and by symptoms that mimic those of meningitis. In meningism, however, there is no actual inflammation of the meninges.
meningism [men´in-jizm]
the symptoms and signs of meningitis associated with acute febrile illness or dehydration but without actual inflammation of the meninges.
meningism
(m
nin´jizm),
n an abnormal condition characterized by irritation of the brain and spinal cord and by symptoms that mimic those of meningitis. In meningism, however, there is no actual inflammation of the meninges.
nin´jizm), n an abnormal condition characterized by irritation of the brain and spinal cord and by symptoms that mimic those of meningitis. In meningism, however, there is no actual inflammation of the meninges.
meningism
the signs of meningitis associated with acute febrile illness or dehydration but without actual inflammation of the meninges.
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