meningitis
Word family adjectivemeningealmeningiticmeningococcalnounmeningiomameningitismeningocelemeninxmeningococcus
men·in·gi·tis /ˌmenɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/ noun [uncountableU] Origin meningitis (1800-1900) Latin meninx “outer part of the brain” + English -itis