Leptomeningitis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Leptomeningitis \Lep`to*men`in*gi"tis\
     (l[e^]p`t[-o]*m[e^]n`[i^]n*j[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
     lepto`s small + meningitis.] (Med.)
     Inflammation of the pia mater or of the arachnoid membrane.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leptomeningitis
       n : inflammation of the leptomeninges