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en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy
(ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏp′ə-thē)n. pl. en·ceph·a·lop·a·thies
Any of various diseases of the brain.
en·ceph′a·lo·path′ic (-lə-păth′ĭk) adj.
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encephalopathy
(ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθɪ)n
(Pathology) any degenerative disease of the brain, often associated with toxic conditions. See also BSE
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en•ceph•a•lop•a•thy
(ɛnˌsɛf əˈlɒp ə θi)n., pl. -thies.
any disease of the brain.
[1865–70]
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| Noun | 1. |  encephalopathy - any disorder or disease of the brainepilepsy - a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions apraxia - inability to make purposeful movements paralysis agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, shaking palsy - a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination cerebral palsy, spastic paralysis - a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth agraphia, anorthography, logagraphia - a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion acataphasia - a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner aphasia - inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion agnosia - inability to recognize objects by use of the senses CJD, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease - rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control Reye's syndrome - acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver Wernicke's encephalopathy - inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism |
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en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy
, encephalopathian. encefalopatía, cualquier enfermedad cerebral.
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encephalopathy
n encefalopatía; bovine spongiform — encefalopatía espongiforme bovina, enfermedad f de las vacas locas (fam); chronic traumatic — encefalopatía traumática crónica; hepatic — encefalopatía hepática; Wernicke’s — encefalopatía de WernickeEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.