noun
meningitis
Obsolete term for meningitis; replaced by 髄膜炎 (ずいまくえん) in modern medical usage.
See also: 髄膜炎
昔の医学書には「脳膜炎」という言葉が見られる。
The term 脳膜炎 can be found in old medical texts.
Modern standard term for meningitis; 脳膜炎 is an obsolete synonym.
Compound of 脳 (のう, 'brain'), 膜 (まく, 'membrane'), and 炎 (えん, 'inflammation'). The term is now obsolete, having been replaced by 髄膜炎.