脑膜炎 nǎomóyán meningitis Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 脑膜 腦膜 nǎomó meninges membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, consisting of three layers including the 硬脑膜 yìngnǎomó, 蛛网膜 zhūwǎngmó, and 软脑膜 ruǎnnǎomó炎 yán noun inflammation (bound form) inflammation; infection; often used as a suffix for medical conditions ending in "-itis"