humorous reference to Karl AugustusMenninger (1893 - 1983), an Americanpsychiatrist, who, with his father, founded the MenningerClinic in Topeka, Kansas in 1920. Menninger produced several writings including The Human Mind (written in 1930). Meningitis is a disease in which the membranes surrounding the brain or spinal cord become inflamed by infection. —9th ACC Volume 3 Approved Glossary