- tubercular meningitis
- tuberculous meningitis a severe type of bacterial meningitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, usually spreading from a primary infection in the lungs.
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tubercular meningitis
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tubercular — I. adjective Date: 1799 1. a. of, relating to, or affected with tuberculosis < a tubercular patient > b. caused by the tubercle bacillus < tubercular meningitis > 2. characterized by lesions that are or resemble tubercles < tubercular leprosy > … New Collegiate Dictionary
tubercular — [[t]tjuːbɜ͟ː(r)kjʊlə(r), AM tuː [/t]] ADJ Tubercular means suffering from, relating to, or causing tuberculosis. ...tubercular patients... He died of tubercular meningitis. ...tubercular bacteria … English dictionary
tubercular — tu·ber·cu·lar t(y)u̇ bər kyə lər adj 1 a) of, relating to, or affected with tuberculosis: TUBERCULOUS b) caused by the tubercle bacillus <tubercular meningitis> 2) characterized by lesions that are or resemble tubercles 3) relating to,… … Medical dictionary
Tuberculous meningitis — ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 385 MeshID = D014390 Tuberculous meningitis is also known as TB meningitis or tubercular meningitis.Tuberculous meningitis is Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the meninges… … Wikipedia
Lumbar puncture — Intervention A patient undergoes a lumbar puncture at the hands of a neurologist. The reddish brown swirls on the patient s back are tincture of iodine (an antiseptic). ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
tuberculous — adjective constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus a tubercular child tuberculous patients tubercular meningitis • Syn: ↑tubercular • Similar to: ↑ill, ↑sick … Useful english dictionary
Amedeo Modigliani — Infobox Artist name = Amedeo Modigliani imagesize = 250px birthname = Amedeo Modigliani birthdate = July 12, 1884 location = Livorno, Tuscany deathdate = January 24, 1920 (aged 35) deathplace = Paris, France nationality = Italian field = Painting … Wikipedia
Walter Wynter — Dr Walter Essex Wynter (1860–1949) was essentially the first person to perform the technique of lumbar puncture. In 4 patients with meningitis, starting in 1889, he performed an open technique of cutting down to the dura and inserting a Southey s … Wikipedia
Hydrocephaloid — Hy dro*ceph a*loid, a. [Hydrocephalus + oid.] (Med.) Resembling hydrocephalus. [1913 Webster] {Hydrocephaloid affection} (Med.), the group of symptoms which follow exhausting diarrhea in young children, resembling those of acute hydrocephalus, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hydrocephaloid affection — Hydrocephaloid Hy dro*ceph a*loid, a. [Hydrocephalus + oid.] (Med.) Resembling hydrocephalus. [1913 Webster] {Hydrocephaloid affection} (Med.), the group of symptoms which follow exhausting diarrhea in young children, resembling those of acute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
