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en|ceph|a|lop|a|thy
en|ceph|a|lop|a|thy «ehn SF uh LOP uh thee», noun, plural -thies.
any disease of the brain: »

Encephalopathy is commonest in children between 15 and 30 months of age (Scientific American).


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  • lop — agal·lop; al·le·lop·a·thy; al·lop·a·thy; am·pe·lop·sis; am·y·lop·sin; an·cy·lop·o·da; anom·a·lop·ter·yx; ar·te·ri·o·lop·a·thy; cal·lop; cau·lop·ter·is; ceph·a·lop·o·da; ceph·a·lop·ter·us; chi·lop·la·cus; chi·lop·o·da; cor·y·lop·sis;… …   English syllables

  • cephalopathy — ceph·a·lop·a·thy (sef″ə lopґə the) [cephalo + pathy] any disease of the head …   Medical dictionary

  • encephalopathy — en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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  • meningoencephalopathy — Disorder affecting the meninges and the brain. SYN: encephalomeningopathy. [meningo + G. enkephalos, brain, + pathos, suffering] * * * me·nin·go·en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy (mə ning″go ən sef″ə lopґə the) noninflammatory… …   Medical dictionary

  • polioencephalopathy — Any disease of the gray matter of the brain. [polio + G. enkephalos, brain, + pathos, suffering] * * * po·lio·en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy (po″le o en sef″ə lopґə the) [polio + encephalo + pathy] disease of the gray matter of the… …   Medical dictionary

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