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encephalatrophy

encephalatrophy noun: atrophy of the brain.

Noun

encephalatrophy (countable and uncountable, plural encephalatrophies)

  1. Atrophy of the brain.

Forms of encephalatrophy

pluralencephalatrophies

Origin of encephalatrophy

From encephal- + atrophy.

Questions about encephalatrophy

What does encephalatrophy mean?
Encephalatrophy means atrophy of the brain.
What part of speech is encephalatrophy?
Encephalatrophy is a noun.
What is the plural of encephalatrophy?
The plural of encephalatrophy is encephalatrophies.

Words near encephalatrophy in the dictionary

  1. encephal-
  2. encephala
  3. encephalalgia
  4. encephalatogenic
  5. encephalatrophic
  6. encephalatrophy
  7. encephalectomies
  8. encephalectomy
  9. encephaledema
  10. encephaledemas
  11. encephalemia

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