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inclusion body encephalitis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
in-clu-sion -body en-cephali-tis
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
6
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years

Synonyms

subacute sclerosing panencephalitis SSPE subacute inclusion body encephalitis sclerosing leukoencephalitis subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis Bosin's disease Dawson's encephalitis Van Bogaert encephalitis

Questions

What does inclusion body encephalitis mean?
a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years

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