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(KAR-sih-NOH-muh-tus MEH-nin-JY-tis)
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| Inflammation of the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord) caused by cancer that has spread there. Also called neoplastic meningitis. |
Previous Definitions: | carcinoid syndrome, carcinoma, carcinoma in situ, carcinoma of unknown primary, carcinomatosis | Next Definitions: | carcinosarcoma, carcinosis, carcinostatic, cardiac, cardiac pacemaker |
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