noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any disease characterised by widespread encephalitis countable, uncountable
2. 2
   diffuse inflammation of the entire brain wordnet

Etymology

From pan- + encephalitis.

Related phrases

subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

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