encephalopathy Definition
en·cepha·lopa·thy (en sef′ə läp′ə t̸hē)
noun pl. -·thies
any disease of the brain
encephalopathy Related Forms
en·ceph′a·lo′·path′·ic (-lō′pat̸h′ik) adjective
encephalopathy Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cause: The main factor involved in causing the encephalopathy is an increase in ammonia levels in the brain.
- develop: Thus he was functioning no better than at the age at which he developed lead encephalopathy.
- include: Similarly, a wide range of outcome measures is used, including neonatal encephalopathy, cranial ultrasound findings, seizures and cerebral palsy.
- have: Anna has had Myalgic Encephalopathy for the past eight years.
- transmit: There are two hypotheses about the TSE agent [ the agent that transmits Spongiform Encephalopathy ] .
- call: Dr. Frances Jensen and her team investigated a condition called hypoxic encephalopathy, the most common cause of seizures in newborns.
Noun used with modifier
vaccine: They therefore decided to test fourteen patients diagnosed with " vaccine encephalopathy " for this mutation.
Adjective modifier
- spongiform: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy was reported in four cattle in Ireland where energetic measures have been taken to control the disease.
- bovine: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy was reported in four cattle in Ireland where energetic measures have been taken to control the disease.
- transmissible: Neither was there any recorded transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in pigs or poultry.
- hepatic: The frequency of hepatic encephalopathy was similar in the two groups.
- myalgic: Anna has had Myalgic Encephalopathy for the past eight years.
- hypoxic: At term, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy remains the most common underlying factor.
Modifies a noun
- agent: There could possibly be health and safety issues, particularly if culture systems are used in which spongiform encephalopathy agents might conceivably thrive.
- syndrome: Cerebral Hyponatraemia complicating resuscitation may result in the burn encephalopathy syndrome.
Preposition: in
- cat: We do not yet know if the recent description of spongiform encephalopathy in a cat [ Wyatt et al.
- patient: This is particularly important if glucose has been administered, as a glucose infusion increases the risk of Wernicke's encephalopathy in susceptible patients.
- cattle: The article was entitled ' A novel progressive spongiform encephalopathy in cattle ' .
- pig: Neither was there any recorded transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in pigs or poultry.
- man: In October 1998 the simultaneous occurrence of spongiform encephalopathy in a man and his pet cat was reported.
Browse dictionary entries near encephalopathy
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