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poliencephalitis

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Polioencephalitis
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po⋅li⋅o⋅en⋅ceph⋅a⋅li⋅tis

  [poh-lee-oh-en-sef-uh-lahy-tis]
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–noun Pathology.
1. a disease characterized by inflammation of the gray matter of the brain.
2. poliomyelitis affecting the cerebrum.
Also, po⋅li⋅en⋅ceph⋅a⋅li⋅tis  [poh-lee-en-sef-uh-lahy-tis] .

Origin:
1880–85; < NL < Gk polió(s) gray + NL encephalitis encephalitis
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Main Entry: po·lio·en·ceph·a·li·tis
Pronunciation: "pO-lE-(")O-in-"sef-&-'lIt-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural po·lio·en·ceph·a·lit·i·des /-'lit-&-"dEz/
: inflammation of the gray matter of the brain
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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polioencephalitis po·li·o·en·ceph·a·li·tis (pō'lē-ō-ěn-sěf'ə-lī'tĭs)
n.
An acute infectious inflammation of the brain's gray matter, either of the cortex or of the central nuclei.

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