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encephalitis
[ en-sef-uh-lahy-tis ]
noun
- inflammation of the substance of the brain.
- Also called encephalitis le·thargi·ca [li-, thahr, -ji-k, uh]. a form of this condition, caused by a filterable virus and characterized by apathy and abnormal sleepiness; sleeping sickness.
encephalitis
/ ˌɛnkɛf-; ˌɛnsɛfəˈlaɪtɪs; ˌɛnsɛfəˈlɪtɪk /
noun
- inflammation of the brain
encephalitis
/ ĕ-ĕ′ə-ī′ĭ /
- Inflammation of the brain, usually caused by infection with a virus.
encephalitis
- An inflammation of the brain . Encephalitis may be caused by a virus or lead poisoning, or it may be a complication of another disease, such as influenza or measles . Encephalitis can cause permanent brain damage or death. It is also possible, however, to recover from it completely.
Derived Forms
- encephalitic, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ···· [en-sef-, uh, -, lit, -ik], adjective
- Dze·a·i adjective
- d··a·i adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of encephalitis1
Example Sentences
The 25-year-old back row spent 25 days in an induced coma after being diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis, which occurs when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the brain.
Measles is most often associated with a high fever and rash, but more severe cases can cause pneumonia or encephalitis.
Famously, Olivia, the daughter of author Roald Dahl, died of encephalitis that occurred after she seemed to have almost recovered from a bout with the disease.
She got "progressively worse" over the following 10 months, until she was partly diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis - an inflammation of the brain.
Ten communities in Massachusetts are now designated at high or critical risk for eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, that spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito, officials say.
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