subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
- noun
- /ˌsʌbəˈkjut skləˈroʊsɪŋ ˌpænɛnˈsɛfəlɪtɪs/
- Specialized
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panencefalitis esclerótica subaguda
- Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is usually fatal, with symptoms worsening progressively over time.
Examples
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The patient was diagnosed with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis several years after a measles infection.
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Children diagnosed with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis often experience symptoms such as cognitive decline and seizures.
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Doctors are working to increase awareness about subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and its link to early childhood measles.
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Doctors diagnosed her with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis last month.
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The symptoms of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis can be devastating.
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a rare complication that can develop after measles infection, leading to severe neurological decline.
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Awareness campaigns for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis focus on its connection to measles and the importance of vaccination.
Synonyms
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A rare long-term brain disease after measles that slowly gets worse in children and young people
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Inflammation that affects the whole brain
A brain inflammation after measles that slowly gets worse in young people and usually causes death within a few years
A rare long-lasting brain inflammation after measles in children and young adults that slowly gets worse and often causes death
A rare brain illness from measles that slowly gets worse and often kills children
A rare slow brain disease after measles in childhood that gets worse and often kills
A rare brain infection after measles that slowly damages thinking and movement
A rare long-lasting brain infection from measles that mainly affects children and young adults and often kills within three years
A rare brain illness that slowly gets worse after measles and often causes death in young people
Surface Forms
Morphology
subacute + sclerose + panencephalitis
The phrase is morphologically compositional: 'subacute' (between acute and chronic) + 'sclerosing' (causing hardening) + 'panencephalitis' (inflammation of the whole brain) so a learner who knows these parts can infer it denotes a subacute, hardening, whole‑brain inflammation. However, clinical specifics—its measles etiology, rarity, progressive course and poor prognosis—are specialized medical facts not derivable from the constituent meanings, making the term only partially transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a medical name made of small parts: subacute means 'slow' or not sudden, sclerosing means 'hardening' or scarring, and panencephalitis means swelling of the 'whole brain'. So the name describes a slowly developing disease that causes hardening and swelling across the whole brain, which is why it refers to a long, serious brain infection that gets worse over time.