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subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

subacute sclerosing panencephalitis noun: a fatal neurodegenerative disorder: a rare complication of measles that occurs some time after the illness itself.

Noun

subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (uncountable)

  1. A fatal neurodegenerative disorder: a rare complication of measles that occurs some time after the illness itself.
    Synonyms:
    SSPE

Synonyms of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Questions about subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

What does subacute sclerosing panencephalitis mean?
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis means a fatal neurodegenerative disorder: a rare complication of measles that occurs some time after the illness itself.
What part of speech is subacute sclerosing panencephalitis?
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a noun.

Words near subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in the dictionary

  1. subaculear
  2. subacuminate
  3. subacuminated
  4. subacute
  5. subacute regional lymphadenitis
  6. subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
  7. subacutely
  8. subacutes
  9. subadamantine
  10. subadar
  11. subadars

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