encephalitis
pronunciation
How to pronounce encephalitis in British English:
UK [enˌsefəˈlaɪtəs]
How to pronounce encephalitis in American English:
US [ɛnˌsɛfəˈlaɪtɪs]
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- 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)
Word Origin
- encephalitis (n.)
- "inflammation of the brain," 1843, from encephalo- "the brain" + -itis "inflammation." Related: Encephalitic.
Example
- 1. For several years after the 1918 spanish flu pandemic , medical authorities described a seasonal somnolence they called " encephalitis lethargica . "
- 2. When isabelle was diagnosed with encephalitis , a viral brain infection , we didn 't know whether she was going to live or die .
- 3. Pathology experts said knut 's cause of death was drowning , following an apparent seizure due to his suffering from encephalitis , a swelling of the brain most likely triggered by an infection .
- 4. Some people can develop serious bacterial infections involving the skin , lungs , bones , joints , and the brain ( encephalitis ) .
- 5. But as a guide , previous research has found that it takes just one to 10 organisms to cause viral hemorrhagic fevers , and 10 to 100 organisms to cause viral encephalitis .