ENCEPHALITIDES

ENCEPHALITIS

encephalitis, cephalitis, phrenitis

(noun) inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (‘phrenitis’ is no longer in scientific use)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

encephalitides

plural of encephalitis

Source: Wiktionary


ENCEPHALITIS

En*ceph`a*li"tis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. -itis.] (Med.)

Definition: Inflammation of the brain.

– En`ceph*a*lit"ic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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