encephalomyelitis Definition
en·cepha·lo·my·eli·tis (en sef′ə lō′mī′ə līt′is)
noun
inflammation of the brain and spinal cord; specif., a viral disease of horses and other animals sometimes communicable to people
Etymology: encephalo- + myelitis
encephalomyelitis Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: Researchers have learned a lot about MS through a disease called experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
- disseminate: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis ( ADEM ) is treated with steroids.
- relapse: Suppression of acute and relapsing experimental allergic encephalomyelitis with mitoxantrone.
Adjective modifier
- myalgic: There is no reason not to approve the group on myalgic encephalomyelitis.
- autoimmune: Researchers have reported a powerful healing effect on mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, which mimics the symptoms of MS.
- allergic: The experimental disease is called " experimental allergic encephalomyelitis " , or EAE for short.
- experimental: Researchers have reported a powerful healing effect on mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, which mimics the symptoms of MS.
- viral: Rabies is an acute, progressive, incurable viral encephalomyelitis first described in Mesopotamian civilisations about 4000 years ago.
- benign: Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis ( Iceland Disease ) in Alaska.
Modifies a noun
virus: Nervous System Disorders Avian encephalomyelitis virus normally causes disease in chickens 1-6 weeks of age.
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