encephalopathy

[ en-sef-uh-lop-uh-thee ]

nounPsychiatry.

any brain disease.

Origin of encephalopathy

First recorded in 1865–70; encephalo- + -pathy

Words Nearby encephalopathy

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How to use encephalopathy in a sentence

As digitized voice technology advances, perhaps she will someday be able to discuss “hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy” — one of her diagnoses — even if she cannot physically overcome it.
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Of course the participants of the sport are at higher risk for the cumulative effects of Chronic Traumatic encephalopathy.
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But in 1830, Tanqueril first definitely described the production of a mental disease, which he called “lead encephalopathy.”
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This view would explain the absence of changes apparent to the eye found in so many of the fatal cases of lead encephalopathy.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for encephalopathy

encephalopathy

/ (ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθɪ) /

noun

any degenerative disease of the brain, often associated with toxic conditions: See also BSE

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Scientific definitions for encephalopathy

encephalopathy

[ ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏp′ə-thē ]

Degeneration of brain function, caused by any of various acquired disorders, including metabolic disease, organ failure, inflammation, and chronic infection.

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