Mé`nière's" dis*ease" (?). (Med.) A disease characterized by deafness
and vertigo, resulting in incoördination of movement. It is supposed to
depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the
internal ear. Named after Ménière, a French physician.
Men"i*lite (?), n. [F. ménilite; -- so called because it is found at
Ménilmontant, near Paris.] (Min.) See Opal.
Me*nin"ge*al (m*nn"j*al), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the meninges.
Me*nin"ges (-jz), n. pl.; sing. Meninx (&?;). [NL., fr. Gr. mh^nigx,
-iggos, a membrane.] (Anat.) The three membranes that envelop the brain
and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.
Men`in*gi"tis (?), n. [NL. See Meninges, and -itis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord.
Cerebro-spinal meningitis. See under Cerebro-spinal.
Me*nis"cal (?), a. Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.
Me*nis"coid (?), a. [Meniscus + -oid.] Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.
me*nis"cus (?), n.; pl. L. menisci (-s), E. Meniscuses (#). [NL., from
Gr. mhni`skos, dim. of mh`nh the moon.] 1. A crescent.