- encephalopathy
- noun (plural -thies) Date: 1866 a disease of the brain; especially one involving alterations of brain structure • encephalopathic adjective
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Encephalopathy — Classification and external resources ICD 9 348.30 MeSH D001927 Encephalopathy /ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθi/ means disorder or disease … Wikipedia
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encephalopathy — n. any of various diseases that affect the functioning of the brain. See: hepatic encephalopathy, spongiform encephalopathy, Wernicke s encephalopathy … The new mediacal dictionary
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encephalopathy — /en sef euh lop euh thee/, n. Psychiatry. any brain disease. [1865 70; ENCEPHALO + PATHY] * * * … Universalium
encephalopathy — noun Any various condition affecting the brain … Wiktionary
encephalopathy — n. brain disease (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
encephalopathy — [ɛnˌsɛfə lɒpəθi, ˌkɛf ] noun (plural encephalopathies) Medicine a disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected, especially by viral infection or toxins in the blood … English new terms dictionary
