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cephalitis

American  
[sef-uh-lahy-tis] / ˌsɛf əˈlaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

  1. encephalitis.

Etymology

Origin of cephalitis

First recorded in 1805–15; cephal- + -itis

Example Sentences

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Meningitis,—I use this term as being more pathologically correct than Cephalitis, which I formerly adopted.

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