Noun: cerebrospinal meningitis ,se-rub-row'spI-nul ,me-nin'jI-tus
- Meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
"The outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in the community prompted a mass vaccination campaign";
- epidemic meningitis, brain fever [archaic], cerebrospinal fever
Type of: meningitis
Encyclopedia: Cerebrospinal meningitis