MENIERE'S DISEASE
Mé`nière's" dis*ease". (Med.)
Defn: A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in incoördination of movement. It is supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal ear. Named after Ménière, a French physician.
MENILITE Men"i*lite, n. Etym: [F. ménilite; — so called because it is found at Ménilmontant, near Paris.] (Min.)
Defn: See Opal.
MENINGEAL
Me*nin"ge*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the meninges.
MENINGES
Me*nin"ges, n. pl.; sing. Meninx (. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.
MENINGITIS
Men`in*gi"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Meninges, and -itis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord.
Cerebro-spinal meningitis. See under Cerebro-spinal.