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encephalomyelitis

/ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
en-cephalomyeli-tis
IPA
/ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōl ? Proto-Indo-European *gʰébʰōlder. Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́ Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἐγκέφᾰλος (enképhălos)der. English encephalo- English myelitis English encephalomyelitis From encephalo- + myelitis.

Inflected Forms

encephalomyelitides (plural)

Derived Forms

encephalomyelitic leukoencephalomyelitis meningoencephalomyelitis

Phrases

acute disseminated encephalomyelitis encephalomyelitis disseminata experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis myalgic encephalomyelitis paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis western equine encephalomyelitis

Questions

How do you pronounce encephalomyelitis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/.
What does encephalomyelitis mean?
Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.
Where does encephalomyelitis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōl ? Proto-Indo-European *gʰébʰōlder. Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́ Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἐγκέφᾰλος (enképhălos)der. English encephalo- English myelitis English encephalomyelitis From encephalo- + myelitis.

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