inclusion body encephalitis
- noun
- /ɪnˈkluːʒən ˈbɑdi ˌɛnˌkɛfəˈlaɪtɪs/
- Specialized
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encefalitis por cuerpos de inclusión
- Doctors diagnosed her with inclusion body encephalitis last week.
Examples
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What are the symptoms of inclusion body encephalitis?
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Doctors diagnosed the patient with inclusion body encephalitis after observing progressive neurological symptoms.
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Inclusion body encephalitis is most often seen in children infected with the measles virus before they turn two.
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The progression of inclusion body encephalitis is fatal, typically within a few years of onset.
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Doctors diagnosed her with inclusion body encephalitis after observing unusual brain symptoms.
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The patient suffered from inclusion body encephalitis, a serious condition caused by the measles virus.
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Children who contract measles are at risk of developing inclusion body encephalitis later in life.
Synonyms
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A rare long-term brain disease after measles that slowly gets worse in children and young people
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 brain infection after measles that slowly damages thinking and movement
A rare slow brain disease after measles in childhood that gets worse and often kills
A rare long-term brain infection caused by the measles virus that gets worse and often kills children and teenagers
A rare brain illness that slowly gets worse after measles and often causes death in young people
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
inclusion + body + encephalitis
The term is a compositional medical compound: 'encephalitis' means brain inflammation and 'inclusion body' denotes microscopic bodies found in cells, so the phrase denotes a type of brain inflammation involving inclusion bodies. A learner who knows the constituent meanings can therefore infer the core sense (a form of encephalitis characterized by inclusion bodies), even if clinical specifics (cause, prognosis) are not deducible from the words alone.
Etymology
Inclusion body encephalitis is a medical name that describes what doctors see: inclusion bodies are tiny 'clumps' inside brain cells and encephalitis means 'inflammation of the brain'. That's why the name points to a severe brain illness where the measles virus makes those clumps and causes damage.