Term: meningitis: infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
Candidate hypernym: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact → 1
Candidate hypernym: imperialism: any instance of aggressive extension of authority → 0
Candidate hypernym: leatherjacket: any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales → 0
Candidate hypernym: blackwood: any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood → 0
Candidate hypernym: feterita: a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains → 0
Candidate hypernym: alundum: a substance made of fused alumina → 0
Candidate hypernym: naval brass: alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark → 0
Candidate hypernym: nematoda: unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms → 0
Candidate hypernym: choreography: the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes → 0
Candidate hypernym: fragility: quality of being easily damaged or destroyed → 0
Candidate hypernym: flitch: fish steak usually cut from a halibut → 0