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encephalomyelitis

/ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/

encephalomyelitis noun: inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

Noun

encephalomyelitis (plural encephalomyelitides)

  1. Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

encephalomyelitis meaning in Tamil

encephalomyelitis in Tamil

முளைக்குழிவுமயிலைற்றிசு, மூளை மற்றும் தண்டுவட அழற்சி, மூளைத் தண்டுவட அழற்சி, மூளைவடவழல்

Forms of encephalomyelitis

pluralencephalomyelitides

Origin of encephalomyelitis

From encephalo- + myelitis.

Words formed from encephalomyelitis

Questions about encephalomyelitis

What does encephalomyelitis mean?
Encephalomyelitis means inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.
What is encephalomyelitis in Tamil?
Encephalomyelitis in Tamil is முளைக்குழிவுமயிலைற்றிசு, மூளை மற்றும் தண்டுவட அழற்சி, மூளைத் தண்டுவட அழற்சி. See Encephalomyelitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is encephalomyelitis?
Encephalomyelitis is a noun.
How do you pronounce encephalomyelitis?
Encephalomyelitis is pronounced /ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/.
What is the plural of encephalomyelitis?
The plural of encephalomyelitis is encephalomyelitides.

Words near encephalomyelitis in the dictionary

  1. encephalometric
  2. encephalometries
  3. encephalometry
  4. encephalomyelitic
  5. encephalomyelitides
  6. encephalomyelitis
  7. encephalomyelitis disseminata
  8. encephalomyelitogenic
  9. encephalomyelocele
  10. encephalomyeloceles
  11. encephalomyelopathies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: encephalomyelitis (page history and authors); encephalomyelitis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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