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
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: imperialism: any instance of aggressive extension of authority
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: leatherjacket: any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: blackwood: any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: feterita: a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: alundum: a substance made of fused alumina
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: naval brass: alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: nematoda: unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: choreography: the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: fragility: quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: flitch: fish steak usually cut from a halibut