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encephalomyelitis Definition

en·cepha·lo·my·eli·tis (en sef′ə lō′mī′ə lītis)

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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