subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis
- noun
- /ˌsʌbəˈkjut skləˈroʊsɪŋ ˌluːkoʊˌɛnˈsɛfəlɪtɪs/
- Specialized
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leucoencefalitis esclerótica subaguda
- There is currently no cure for subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, making prevention through vaccination vital.
Examples
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Children who contract measles very young are at a higher risk for subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis.
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The prognosis for subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis is generally poor.
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The diagnosis of subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis was confirmed after a series of neurological tests.
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Children diagnosed with subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis often experience severe neurological symptoms.
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Children who contract measles very young are at a higher risk for subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis.
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The diagnosis of subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis was confirmed after a series of neurological tests.
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There is currently no cure for subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, making prevention through vaccination vital.
Synonyms
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8.6
A serious illness that makes the brain swell, often from a virus
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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 long-term brain infection caused by the measles virus that gets worse and often kills children and teenagers
A rare brain infection after measles that slowly damages thinking and movement
A rare brain illness that slowly gets worse after measles and often causes death in young people
A rare long-lasting brain infection from measles that mainly affects children and young adults and often kills within three years
Swelling of the brain's white part that carries signals
A swelling and irritation of the brain usually caused by a virus
Surface Forms
Morphology
subacute + sclerose + leukoencephalitis
The term is morphologically compositional: subacute (intermediate severity) + sclerosing (hardening) + leukoencephalitis (inflammation of the brain's white matter) yields a somewhat predictable meaning — a subacute hardening inflammation of the brain's white matter. However, it is highly technical (Greek/Latin medical morphology) and the full clinical implications (rarity, measles etiology, progressive/fatal course) are not derivable from the parts, so a B1 learner would get the basic concept but not the specialized details.
Etymology
Subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis breaks into clear parts: subacute means 'not sudden but not very slow', sclerosing means 'becoming hard', and leukoencephalitis means 'swelling of the white part of the brain'. So the name gives the image of a slowly growing illness that makes the brain's white tissue hard and damaged, which is why it refers to a rare brain disease that gets worse over time and often causes death.