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Preferred Name

meningitis

Definitions

A central nervous system disease that is characterized by an inflammation of the pia-arachnoid meninges. It can be caused by growth of bacteria, fungi, or parasites within the subarachnoid space or by the growth of bacteria or viruses within the meningeal or ependymal cells.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_9471

hasDbXref

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000120

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/doid.owl

label

meningitis

prefixIRI

DOID:9471

prefLabel

meningitis

textual definition

A central nervous system disease that is characterized by an inflammation of the pia-arachnoid meninges. It can be caused by growth of bacteria, fungi, or parasites within the subarachnoid space or by the growth of bacteria or viruses within the meningeal or ependymal cells.

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GENEPIO_0001682

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_331

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