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Eastern equine encephalitis

or east·ern e·quine en·ceph·a·li·tis

[ ee-stern ee-kwahyn en-sef-uh-lahy-tis, ek-wahyn ]

noun

, Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. a rare, potentially serious form of equine encephalitis transmitted to humans and other animals by the bite of an infected mosquito. : EEE


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Eastern equine encephalitis1

First recorded in 1930–35

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