What is the medical term meaning inflammation of the meninges?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges. Meninges are the connective tissue that covers the organs of the central nervous system (i.e. the brain and spinal cord).

Answer 3

Meningioma is a tumor arising from the meninges.

Answer 4

Meningeal means pertaining to the meninges. Meninges are the coverings of the brain.

Answer 5

Intrameningeal means within the meninges.