encephalomyelitis

English

Etymology

From encephalo- +‎ myelitis.

Pronunciation

(ĕn-sĕf'ə-lō-mī'ə-lī'tĭs)

Noun

encephalomyelitis (plural encephalomyelitides)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
• encephalomyelitic
• experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

• myalgic encephalomyelitis
• paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis
• western equine encephalomyelitis

Translations

inflammation of the brain and spinal cord

• Czech: encefalomyelitida f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: enkefalomyeliitti

Further reading

• “encephalomyelitis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.