LEP TO MENINGITIS

(Lat.), n. f. Lept-o(oVme"n(man)-ian- (ianj )-ji(ge)'tias. Gen., -it'idon (-idti). From Aeirrds, delicate, and wt'iyf, a membrane (see also -jfi'/r*). An inflammation of a thin or delicate membrane, especially of the pla of the brain or spinal cord. [D.] Chronic upliial 1. I>at../. s/tiimlixchronica. An inflammation of the pia mater of the cord beginning in an insidious manner and running a more or le chronic course. It* commencement is marked by abnormal sensations in the lower extremities, gradually A. ape; A'. at;A>, ah; A<, all; Ch. chin; Clia, locli (Scottish); [s. 608]