Noun: cerebrospinal fever ,se-rub-row'spI-nul 'fee-vu(r)
- Meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
"The outbreak of cerebrospinal fever in the community prompted a mass vaccination campaign";
- cerebrospinal meningitis, epidemic meningitis, brain fever [archaic]
Derived forms: cerebrospinal fevers
Type of: meningitis