Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periencephalitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pe-ri-en-cephali-tis
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the cerebral membranes, particularly leptomeningitis or inflammation of the pia mater.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Idiopathic non-septic periencephalitis may be produced by profound grief, protracted anxiety, especially when accompanied by great overwork, partial starvation combined with the gnawing anxiety of deep poverty, and also, it is affirmed, by sunstroke."

Etymology

From peri- + encephalitis.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does periencephalitis mean?: Inflammation of the cerebral membranes, particularly leptomeningitis or inflammation of the pia mater.
Where does periencephalitis come from?: From peri- + encephalitis.

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