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sclerosing leukoencephalitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scle-ros-ing leukoen-cephali-tis
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
5
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 inclusion body encephalitis subacute inclusion body encephalitis subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis Bosin's disease Dawson's encephalitis Van Bogaert encephalitis

Questions

What does sclerosing leukoencephalitis 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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