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encephalomeningitis vs meningitis

meningitis vs encephalomeningitis

encephalomeningitis and meningitis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
encephalomeningitis Yes No No No
meningitis Yes No No No
As nouns, meningitis is a hypernym of encephalomeningitis; that is, meningitis is a word with a broader meaning than encephalomeningitis:
  • encephalomeningitis: inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges
  • meningitis: infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
Other hypernyms of encephalomeningitis include cephalitis, encephalitis, phrenitis.
encephalomeningitis (noun) meningitis (noun)
inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
Difference between encephalomeningitis and meningitis

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