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encephalomyelitis

encephalomyelitis

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Swelling in both the brain and spinal cord that causes nerve problems
  • noun
  • /ˌɛn.səˌfæl.oʊ.maɪˈɛl.ɪ.tɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : encefalomielitis
  • The doctor explained that encephalomyelitis is an inflammation that affects both the brain and spinal cord.
  • myalgic encephalomyelitis

Examples

  • Dr. Myhill is the UK doctor specializing in CFS or ME, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, as it is known over there.

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  • Overlap exists between several functional somatic illnesses like chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), multiple chemical sensitivity, and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).

    Academic text (2005)
  • There's acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, which is ADEM.

  • Conversely, many patients, especially in Britain, prefer the term myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) rather than the term CFS.

    Academic text (2005)
  • So on October 30th, Carolyn Bennett filed an Order Paper on behalf of patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Fibromyalgia.

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  • I have been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis, aka chronic fatigue syndrome, and now my journey is taking me in a completely different direction.

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  • The ICD-10 exclusively lists myalgic encephalomyelitis under the brain disease nomenclature G93.3.

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  • The symptoms of encephalomyelitis can include confusion and severe headaches.

  • After thorough testing, the diagnosis of encephalomyelitis was confirmed, leading to a treatment plan.

Compounds

9.1

A virus that makes a horse's brain and spinal cord swell and can spread to people by mosquito bites

How Severe

encephalomyelitis
  • Specialized
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meningoencephalitis
  • Specialized
1 9.9
cephalitis
  • Specialized
9.9
neuroinflammation
  • Specialized
7.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

encephalomyelitis = encephal + myel + itis

Formed from technical combining forms encephal(o)- (brain) + myel(o)- (spinal cord) + -itis (inflammation); clear to readers familiar with medical morphology but not fully transparent to general B1 learners.

Etymology

Encephalomyelitis breaks into three parts: encephalo- meaning 'brain', myel- meaning 'spinal cord', and -itis meaning 'inflammation'. So, encephalomyelitis is inflammation of both the brain and the spinal cord.