encephalopathy
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- noun
- /ɪnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθi/
- Specialized
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encefalopatía
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare disorder of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy characterized by progressive dementia.
- spongiform encephalopathy
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
Then I was diagnosed with traumatic encephalopathy, basically like post traumatic brain syndrome.
- Then I was diagnosed with traumatic encephalopathy, basically like post traumatic brain syndrome.
Examples
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare type of spongiform encephalopathy.
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One such encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), has been recognized for more than a century.
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Then I was diagnosed with traumatic encephalopathy, basically like post traumatic brain syndrome.
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The confusion is the result of hypertensive encephalopathy.
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GI bleeding, bowel perforation, and encephalopathy are serious complications.
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His hospital course was notable for acute respiratory failure caused by acute respiratory distress syndrome, metabolic encephalopathy, and uveitis of the right eye.
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Some authors believe that in patients with perinatal hypoxic encephalopathy, the edema might interfere with synaptic transmission.
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Doctors diagnosed him with toxic encephalopathy, which affected his cognitive abilities.
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Rypien announced that he is suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy due to repeated head injuries.
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In the Lyme hot zone, she encounters a case of Lyme encephalopathy every week, highlighting its prevalence.
Synonyms
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A disease that affects the brain, spinal cord or nerves
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An illness that damages the brain and makes it work less well
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A health problem that harms the brain and how it works
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A health problem that affects the brain, spinal cord, or nerves
Compounds
- Specialized
A brain disease caused by lack of vitamin B1, often after long heavy drinking
Surface Forms
Morphology
encephalopathy = encephal + pathy
Formed from the medical combining form 'encephal-' (brain) plus the specialist suffix '-pathy' (disease); these are not common standalone English words, so learners cannot readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Encephalopathy comes from Greek parts encephal- 'in the head' and -pathy 'disease'. The -pathy part is the same you see in sympathy, and together they mean 'disease of the brain', which is why the word is used for brain disorders.