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periencephalitis

periencephalitis noun: inflammation of the cerebral membranes, particularly leptomeningitis or inflammation of the pia mater.

Noun

periencephalitis (uncountable)

  1. Inflammation of the cerebral membranes, particularly leptomeningitis or inflammation of the pia mater.
    • Idiopathic non-septic periencephalitis may be produced by profound grief, protracted anxiety, especially when accompanied by great overwork, partial starvation combined with the gnawing anxiety of deep poverty, and also, it is affirmed, by sunstroke.1896, Horatio C. Wood, The Practice of Medicine, page 513

periencephalitis meaning in Tamil

periencephalitis in Tamil

மூளை மேற்புறவழற்சி

Origin of periencephalitis

From peri- + encephalitis.

Questions about periencephalitis

What does periencephalitis mean?
Periencephalitis means inflammation of the cerebral membranes, particularly leptomeningitis or inflammation of the pia mater.
What is periencephalitis in Tamil?
Periencephalitis in Tamil is மூளை மேற்புறவழற்சி. See Periencephalitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is periencephalitis?
Periencephalitis is a noun.

Words near periencephalitis in the dictionary

  1. periegesis
  2. periegete
  3. periegetes
  4. periegetic
  5. perielectrode
  6. periencephalitis
  7. periendosteal
  8. periendothelial
  9. perienteric
  10. perienteron
  11. periependymal

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