noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A set of symptoms similar to those of meningitis but not caused by it, involving the triad of nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness), photophobia, and headache, a sign of irritation of the meninges. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   symptoms that mimic those of meningitis but without inflammation of the meninges wordnet
3. 3
   Such symptoms as identified clinically but before knowledge of their cause is ascertained (that is, before diagnosis or before its confirmation); meningeal symptoms. broadly, countable, informal, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

meningismusmeningismuspseudomeningitispseudomeningitis

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