The inflammation of the meninges, brain and the spinal cord is
meningoencephalomyelitis. Mening/o-meninges encephal/o-brain;
Myel/o-spinal cord/ bone marrow; itis-inflammtion.
Meningitis is inflammation of the only the meninges, which are
the covering of the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis does not
encompass the spinal cord and brain.