Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: chron-ic -trau-mat-ic en-cephalopa-thy
IPA

56

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A progressive degenerative disease found in individuals who have been subjected to multiple concussions and other forms of head injury.

Example Sentences

"Repeated trauma or shaking to the brain can be even worse, leading to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE."

Inflected Forms

chronic traumatic encephalopathies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

second impact syndrome post-concussion syndrome

Synonyms

CTE dementia pugilistica punch drunk syndrome

Questions

What does chronic traumatic encephalopathy mean?: A progressive degenerative disease found in individuals who have been subjected to multiple concussions and other forms of head injury.

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