encephalomyelitis

English

Etymology

From encephalo- +‎ myelitis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/

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Noun

encephalomyelitis (plural encephalomyelitides)

1. (pathology) Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

Derived terms

• acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
• encephalomyelitic
• encephalomyelitis disseminata
• experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
• leukoencephalomyelitis
• meningoencephalomyelitis
• myalgic encephalomyelitis
• paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis
• Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis
• western equine encephalomyelitis

 

Translations

inflammation of the brain and spinal cord

• Czech: encefalomyelitida f
• Finnish: enkefalomyeliitti
• Italian: encefalomielite (it) f
• Spanish: encefalomielitis f

Further reading

• “encephalomyelitis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• myeloencephalitis