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pachymeningitis

pachymeningitis noun: inflammation of the dura mater of the brain, or of the spinal cord.

Noun

pachymeningitis (uncountable)

  1. Inflammation of the dura mater of the brain, or of the spinal cord.

Origin of pachymeningitis

From pachy- + meningitis.

Questions about pachymeningitis

What does pachymeningitis mean?
Pachymeningitis means inflammation of the dura mater of the brain, or of the spinal cord.
What part of speech is pachymeningitis?
Pachymeningitis is a noun.

Words near pachymeningitis in the dictionary

  1. pachylosis
  2. pachymaran
  3. pachymeningeal
  4. pachymeninges
  5. pachymeningitic
  6. pachymeningitis
  7. pachymeninx
  8. pachymeter
  9. pachymeters
  10. pachymetric
  11. pachymetry

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