LISTERIA MENINGITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does listeria meningitis mean? 

• LISTERIA MENINGITIS (noun)
  The noun LISTERIA MENINGITIS has 1 sense:

1. an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms

  Familiarity information: LISTERIA MENINGITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LISTERIA MENINGITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

listeria meningitis; listeriosis

Hypernyms ("listeria meningitis" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)