/ Dictionary / Index C cerebrospinal meningitis: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cerebrospi'nal meningi'tis Pronunciation: [key] — Pathol. Pathol. an acute inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord, caused by a specific organism, accompanied by fever and occasionally red spots on the skin. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. cerebrospinal fluid cerebrospinal nervous system Related Content Daily Word Quiz: wary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language