lymphocytic choriomeningitis
- noun
- /ˌlɪmfəˈsɪtɪk ˌkɔːrioʊˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/
- Specialized
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corioamnionitis linfocítica
- The doctor suspected lymphocytic choriomeningitis after the patient presented with headache and fever.
Examples
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Symptoms of lymphocytic choriomeningitis can include fever and headache.
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People can contract lymphocytic choriomeningitis through exposure to rodent urine or droppings.
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Researchers are studying new treatments for lymphocytic choriomeningitis due to its neurological complications.
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The doctor diagnosed her with lymphocytic choriomeningitis.
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People can contract lymphocytic choriomeningitis through exposure to rodent urine or droppings.
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Researchers are studying new treatments for lymphocytic choriomeningitis due to its neurological complications.
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The doctor suspected lymphocytic choriomeningitis after the patient presented with headache and fever.
Synonyms
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A serious infection that makes the thin layers around the brain and spinal cord swell and cause headache and fever
Swelling of the thin layers that cover the brain
Surface Forms
Morphology
lymphocytic + choriomeningitis
The term composes 'lymphocytic' (involving lymphocytes) with 'choriomeningitis' (inflammation of the choroid/meninges), so a learner who knows both parts can infer it names an inflammation of the meninges characterized by lymphocyte involvement. However, the specific clinical/etiological details (that it is a viral infection typically carried by house mice) are specialized and not derivable from the parts alone, so the transparency is only partial.
Etymology
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis gets its name from its parts: lymphocytic means many white blood cells called lymphocytes, and choriomeningitis names swelling of the thin coverings around the brain, the 'meninges'. So the full name describes an infection, often from house mice, that causes swelling of those brain coverings with many lymphocytes, or white blood cells, which is why it refers to this viral illness.