Pseudomeningitis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudomeningitis is a noun meaning A condition that resembles, but is not in fact, meningitis.
Meaning
A condition that resembles, but is not in fact, meningitis.
Example Sentences
[…] who recognized the condition at a time when meningitis was considered almost synonymous with hydrocephalus. The term is now disappearing from medical literature and these cases are more often called pseudomeningitis. As we have already said, the symptom complex of pseudomeningitis develops sometimes with acute fevers such as rheumatism, typhoid fever, etc.
Synonyms for pseudomeningitis
Depending on context, synonyms include meningism, meningismus.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pseudomania, pseudotetanus, pseudofever, pseudosynesthesia, pseudoschizophrenia, meningism.
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