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.
Meningitis and encephalitis are inflammatory diseases of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord and are caused by bacterial or viral infections. Viral meningitis is sometimes called aseptic meningitis to indicate it is not the result of bacterial infection and cannot be treated with antibiotics.