brain fever

American  

noun

1. cerebrospinal meningitis.

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brain fever British  

noun

1. inflammation of the brain or its covering membranes

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Etymology

Origin of brain fever

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Suddenly Parton was a single mother of two daughters, mourning the deaths of her husband from typhoid fever and their first daughter, who died of brain fever.

From The Wall Street Journal

After the disastrous matchmaking attempt, Mrs. Brenner had gossiped to me that Raizel’s parents had cut her hair short at a physician’s advice, due to a touch of brain fever.

From Literature

“A shock, and after brain fever so soon! That was not good. What kind of a shock was it?”

From Literature

More than 150 children have now died in an outbreak of the disease, which is also known as "brain fever".

From BBC

Chernykh’s brother, who helped extinguish fire bombs dropped by Nazi planes, got infected with brain fever and died in a hospital.

From Washington Times