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NALT Completo

Preferred term

meningitis

Type

Topic

Definition

Inflamación de las membranas que recubren al cerebro y/o la médula espina. Las infecciones (virales, bacterianas, y micóticas) son las causas más comunes de esta condición, pero las condiciones inflamatorias también pueden producir este síndrome.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012
Type: https://lod.nal.usda.gov/naltv#Definition

Broader concept

enfermedades del sistema nervioso central

Narrower concepts

meningoencefalitis

Related concepts

In other languages

meningitis

English
pachymeningitis

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/19232

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