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pachymeningitis

/ (ˌpækɪˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs) /

noun

pathol inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord

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Words nearby pachymeningitis

pachyderma vesicae, pachydermoperiostosis, pachyglossia, pachygyria, pachyleptomeningitis, pachymeningitis, pachymeningopathy, pachymeninx, pachynsis, pachyonychia, pachyonychia congenita
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Medical definitions for pachymeningitis

pachymeningitis
[ păk′ē-mĕn′ĭn-jī′tĭs ]

n.

A condition in which the dura mater becomes inflamed.perimeningitis
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