meningism

[ mĕn′ĭn-jĭz′əm, mə-nĭn′- ]

n.

A condition of meningeal irritation in which symptoms mimic those of meningitis but in which no inflammation is present, often occurring during febrile illnesses in children.

Words nearby meningism

meningeal artery, meningeal vein, meningeorrhaphy, meninges, meningioma, meningism, meningitic streak, meningitis, meningo-, meningo-osteophlebitis, meningocele