The brain and spinal cord are surrounded by special membranes. If these membranes become inflamed or infected, this is a serious condition. Build the medical term for this condition:

A) root mening + suffix -itis = meningitis
B) root cerebr + suffix -itis = cerebritis
C) combining form mening/i + suffix -oma = meningioma
D) prefix poly- + root neur + suffix -itis = polyneuritis


A

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