polioencephalitis

[ poh-lee-oh-en-sef-uh-lahy-tis ]
/ ˈpoʊ li oʊ ɛnˌsɛf əˈlaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

a disease characterized by inflammation of the gray matter of the brain.
poliomyelitis affecting the cerebrum.
Also po·li·en·ceph·a·li·tis [poh-lee-en-sef-uh-lahy-tis] /ˌpoʊ li ɛnˌsɛf əˈlaɪ tɪs/.

Origin of polioencephalitis

1880–85; < New Latin < Greek polió(s) gray + New Latin encephalitis encephalitis

Words nearby polioencephalitis

polio-, polioclastic, poliodystrophia, poliodystrophia cerebri progressiva infantalis, poliodystrophy, polioencephalitis, polioencephalomeningomyelitis, polioencephalomyelitis, polioencephalopathy, poliomyelitis, poliomyelitis immune globulin

Medical definitions for polioencephalitis

polioencephalitis
[ pō′lē-ō-ĕn-sĕf′ə-lī′tĭs ]

n.

An acute infectious inflammation of the brain's gray matter, either of the cortex or of the central nuclei.