Encephalitis

[en,sefə'laɪtɪs;-,kefə-] or [ɛn,sɛfə'laɪtəs]

Definition

(noun.) inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use).

Editor: Manuel--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Inflammation of the brain.

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