Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lethargic encephalitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: lethar-gic en-cephali-tis
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

Synonyms

sleeping sickness sleepy sickness epidemic encephalitis encephalitis lethargica

Questions

What does lethargic encephalitis mean?: an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

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