encephalomyelitis

[ en-sef-uh-loh-mahy-uh-lahy-tis ]
/ ɛnˌsɛf ə loʊˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

Origin of encephalomyelitis

First recorded in 1905–10; encephalo- + myelitis

OTHER WORDS FROM encephalomyelitis

en·ceph·a·lo·my·e·lit·ic [en-sef-uh-loh-mahy-uh-lit-ik] /ɛnˌsɛf ə loʊˌmaɪ əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby encephalomyelitis

encephalomeningitis, encephalomeningocele, encephalomeningopathy, encephalomere, encephalometer, encephalomyelitis, encephalomyelocele, encephalomyeloneuropathy, encephalomyelopathy, encephalomyeloradiculitis, encephalomyeloradiculopathy

British Dictionary definitions for encephalomyelitis

encephalomyelitis
/ (ɛnˌsɛfələʊˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs) /

noun

acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord

Derived forms of encephalomyelitis

encephalomyelitic (ɛnˌsɛfələʊˌmaɪəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for encephalomyelitis

encephalomyelitis
[ ĕn-sĕf′ə-lō-mī′ə-lī′tĭs ]

n.

An acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.