What is "meningoencephalitis"

n. (context pathology English) inflammation of the brain and the meninges

n. inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges [syn: cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis]

Meningoencephalitis (; from Greek: meninges- membranes; enkephalos brain; and -itis inflammation) is a medical condition that simultaneously resembles both meningitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the meninges, and encephalitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the brain.