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Noun: cerebrospinal fever  ,se-rub-row'spI-nul 'fee-vu(r)
  1. 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