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May 18, 2013

Meningitis Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Meningitis article.

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Analysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibiotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antiviral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Behcet's disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Benign: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Booster shot: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain swelling: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CDC: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cerebral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cerebrospinal fluid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CT scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dementia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Encephalitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Encephalomyelitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fungus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gait: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Glucose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Headache: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Herpes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Herpes zoster: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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HIB: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hydrocephalus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Insertion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laboratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lethargy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lumbar: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lumbar puncture: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lupus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Memory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Meninges: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Meningitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Meningococcal meningitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Meningococcal vaccine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MRI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nausea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neck: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neisseria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neurological: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resolution: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Respiratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Risk factor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sensitivity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spinal cord: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Spinal Tap: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Streptococcus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Throat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tiredness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trigger: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vaccines: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Virus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viruses: See the definition from MedTerms.com

White blood cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

White blood cell count: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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