encephalitis
nounHow many syllables in encephalitis?
There are 5 syllables in the word encephalitis.How to pronounce encephalitis:
Definition of encephalitis:
- encephalitis (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).
- inflammation of the brain that is caused especially by infection with a virus (such as herpes simplex or west nile virus) or less commonly by bacterial or fungal infection or autoimmune reaction
Synonyms for encephalitis:
acute hemorrhagic encephalitis
acute inclusion body encephalitis
cephalitis
cerebromeningitis
encephalomeningitis
epidemic encephalitis
equine encephalitis
equine encephalomyelitis
herpes encephalitis
herpes simplex encephalitis
inflammation
lethargic encephalitis
leukoencephalitis
meningoencephalitis
panencephalitis
phrenitis
redness
rubor
sleeping sickness
sleepy sickness
west nile encephalitis
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