meningitic streak
n.
A line of redness following the drawing of the fingernail or of a pencil point across the skin, seen especially in cases of meningitis.
Words nearby meningitic streak
meningeal vein, meningeorrhaphy, meninges, meningioma, meningism, meningitic streak, meningitis, meningo-, meningo-osteophlebitis, meningocele, meningococcal meningitis
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