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Mollaret's meningitis

Mollaret's meningitis noun: a recurrent inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Noun

Mollaret's meningitis (uncountable)

  1. A recurrent inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Origin of Mollaret's meningitis

Named after Pierre Mollaret, French neurologist who first described it in 1944.

Questions about Mollaret's meningitis

What does Mollaret's meningitis mean?
Mollaret's meningitis means a recurrent inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
What part of speech is Mollaret's meningitis?
Mollaret's meningitis is a noun.

Words near Mollaret's meningitis in the dictionary

  1. mollahs
  2. mollamide
  3. mollamides
  4. Molland
  5. Mollard
  6. Mollaret's meningitis
  7. mollas
  8. mollasses
  9. molle
  10. mollebart
  11. mollemock

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