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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

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