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polioencephalitis
[ poh-lee-oh-en-sef-uh-lahy-tis ]
noun
, Pathology.
- a disease characterized by inflammation of the gray matter of the brain.
- poliomyelitis affecting the cerebrum.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polioencephalitis1
1880–85; < New Latin < Greek polió ( s ) gray + New Latin encephalitis encephalitis
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