| encephalaemia | Synonym: brain congestion. Origin: encephalo-+ G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
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| encephalalgia | Synonym: headache. Origin: encephalo-+ G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalatrophic | Relating to encephalatrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalatrophy | Atrophy of the brain. Origin: encephalo-+ G. A-priv. + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalauxe | Hypertrophy of the brain. Origin: encephalo-+ G. Auxe, increase (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephale isole | An animal with its caudal medulla transected and its respiration maintained artificially; it remains alert, has sleep-wake cycles, normal pupillary reactions, and a normal electroencephalogram. Compare: cerveau isole. Origin: Fr. Isolated brain (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalic | <anatomy> Pertaining to the encephalon or brain. See: Encephalon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| encephalic vesicle | Each of the three divisions of the early embryonic brain (prosencephalon, mesencephalon, and rhombencephalon). Synonym: encephalic vesicle, primary brain vesicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalithogenic protein | An important protein in the central nervous system. Synonym: myelin protein A1. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalitic | Relating to encephalitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the brain. (18 Nov 1997) |
| encephalitis haemorrhagica | Encephalitis of apoplectoid character due to blood extravasation. Synonym: encephalitis haemorrhagica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalitis japonica | <pathology> An epidemic viral encephalitis that strikes populations in Japan and other East Asian countries, typically in summer months. Symptoms canresemble poliomyelitis, but the disease can also be virtually symptomless. (09 Oct 1997) |
| encephalitis lethargica | A unique encephalitis, presumably viral in origin, which followed the influenza pandemic of 1914-1918. Symptoms included ophthalmoplegia and marked somnolence, and in many survivors, the delayed development of Parkinson's disease; the basis for postencephalitic Parkinsonism. Synonym: encephalitis lethargica, polioencephalitis infectiva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalitis neonatorum | Encephalitis of the newborn, described by R. Virchow as marked by the presence of fat-laden cells in the brain. (05 Mar 2000) |