meningitis
Definitions
Noun
- 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
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "meningitis".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | miscellaneous | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | metropolis | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | meritorious | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | meticulous | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | multipurpose | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | magnanimous | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | malpractice | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | margaritas | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | mastoiditis | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "meningitis".
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| 1 | meaning | 2 | 127 |
| 2 | meanings | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | mornings | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | openings | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | minorities | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | mending | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | endings | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | nineties | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | mennonites | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | meints | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | amenities | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | moening | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | minniti | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | mensing | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | mennini | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | menning | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | pennings | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | mints | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | minit | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | minis | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "meningitis" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "meningitis" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "meningitis".
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 9
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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Meningococcal Disease in Other Countries
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