| encephalomyocarditis | Ass ociated encephalitis and myocarditis; often caused by a viral infection such as in polio myelitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| encephalomyocarditis virus | The type species of cardiovirus causing encephalomyelitis and myocarditis in rodents, pigs, and monkeys. Infection in man has been reported with CNS involvement but without myocarditis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| encephalon | <anatomy> The contents of the cranium; the brain. Origin: NL. See Encephalos. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| encephalonarcosis | Stupor brought on by a brain disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalopathia | <neurology, pathology> Any degenerative disease of the brain. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (18 Nov 1997) |
| encephalopathia addisonia | Reversible disturbance in mentation, occurring in the course of Addison's disease, probably related to electrolyte imbalance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalopathy | <neurology, pathology> Any degenerative disease of the brain. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (18 Nov 1997) |
| encephalopathy, bovine spongiform | Scrapie-like neurological disorder of cattle. The infection appears to be caused by the consumption of scrapie-infected ruminant-derived protein (prions). (12 Dec 1998) |
| encephalopsy | The association of special colours with words or other sensory data. Origin: encephalo-+ G. Opsis, sight (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalopyosis | Archaic term for purulent inflammation of the brain. Origin: encephalo-+ G. Pyosis, suppuration (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalorrhachidian | Synonym: cerebrospinal. Origin: encephalo-+ G. Rhachis, spine (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalorrhagia | Archaic term for cerebral haemorrhage. Origin: encephalo-+ G. Rhegnymi, to burst forth (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalos | <anatomy> The encephalon. "In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age." (Sir W. Hamilton) Origin: NL, fr. Gr.; in + head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| encephaloschisis | Developmental failure of closure of the rostral part of the neural tube. Origin: encephalo-+ G. Schisis, fissure (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalosclerosis | A sclerosis, or hardening, of the brain. See: cerebrosclerosis. Origin: encephalo-+ G. Sklerosis, hardening (05 Mar 2000) |