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subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-a-cute s-cle-ros-ing leukoen-cephali-tis
IPA
53
Scrabble Score
35
Letters
8
Syllables
16
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 sclerosing leukoencephalitis Bosin's disease Dawson's encephalitis Van Bogaert encephalitis

Questions

What does subacute 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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