encephalomyelitis
- noun
- /ˌɛn.səˌfæl.oʊ.maɪˈɛl.ɪ.tɪs/
- Specialized
- The doctor explained that encephalomyelitis is an inflammation that affects both the brain and spinal cord.
- myalgic encephalomyelitis
Examples
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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).
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There's acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, which is ADEM.
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Conversely, many patients, especially in Britain, prefer the term myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) rather than the term CFS.
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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.
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After thorough testing, the diagnosis of encephalomyelitis was confirmed, leading to a treatment plan.
Compounds
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A virus that makes a horse's brain and spinal cord swell and can spread to people by mosquito bites
How Severe
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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.