encephalitic
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- adjective
- /ˌɛn.səˈfæl.ɪ.tɪk/
- Specialized
- Children suffering from encephalitic conditions may experience severe side effects that impact their learning.
- post-encephalitic
Examples
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This is called the encephalitic cry, meaning that it is caused by an inflamed, swollen brain.
Blog text (19) -
Post-encephalitic syndrome is not uncommon in those who have had severe symptoms lasting for 6 to 12 months, occurring in 26 to 46% of cases.
Academic text (2011) -
Miss Costello sitting with a post-encephalitic man.
Fiction book (1990) -
This outbreak among pig farmers and abattoir workers exposed to infected swine secretions was associated with severe encephalitic illness and a high fatality rate.
Academic text (2015) -
"On the next day, Feb. 17th, according to mother's notes, Amanda was brought in to her from the nursery screaming, as she was bothering the other babies in the nursery, suggestive of an encephalitic reaction to the hepatitis B.
Blog text (19) -
The doctor explained that the patient's symptoms were encephalitic, indicating severe inflammation in the brain.
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After the diagnosis, the neurologist outlined the potential encephalitic effects of the infection on the patient's brain.
Surface Forms
Morphology
encephalitic = encephalitis (transparent) = encephal + ic
Formed from the noun "encephalitis" with the adjectival suffix "-ic", so the adjective directly denotes relating to inflammation of the brain.
Etymology
Encephalitic comes from Greek parts en- 'in' and kephalē 'head'. So it literally means 'in the head' and is used for conditions involving inflammation of the brain.