verb (used with object), lapped, lapping. 1. to fold over or around something; wrap or wind around something: to lap a bandage around one's finger. 2. to enwrap in something; wrap up; clothe. 3. to envelop or enfold: lapped in luxury.
With aseptic meningitis a person has signs and symptoms of meningitis, but bacteria does not grow in cultures. Many different things can cause aseptic meningitis including viruses, fungi, tuberculosis, some medications and infections near the brain or spinal cord, such as epidural abscesses.
1 Aseptic meningitis is a term referring to the broad category of meningitis that is not caused by bacteria. 2  Approximately 50% of aseptic meningitis is due to viral infections. 3  Other less common causes include.  drug reactions or allergies,