(medicine) Inflammation of the dura mater.
pachymeningitis
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(¦pak·ē′men·ən′jīd·əs)
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(păk'ē-mĕn'ĭn-jī'tĭs)
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A condition in which the dura mater becomes inflamed. Also called perimeningitis.
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Inflammation of the dura mater; perimeningitis.
- ossifying p. — see dural ossification.
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