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cerebritis

[ ser-uh-brahy-tis ]

noun

  1. inflammation of the brain, especially of the cerebrum.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cerebritis1

First recorded in 1865–70; cerebr- + -itis
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Example Sentences

In rare cases like mine, lupus can cause severe brain inflammation called lupus cerebritis.

From Salon

It was a poison which produced a mild form of cerebritis that dulled but did not deaden the mental powers.

In cerebritis, or inflammation of the interior of the brain, there is a tendency to softening and suppuration and the formation of abscesses.

When, therefore, inflammation invades the brain and its enveloping membranes it is properly called encephalitis; when the membranes alone are affected it is called meningitis, or the brain substance alone cerebritis.

The leading object, then, to be accomplished in the treatment of the first stage of encephalitis, meningitis, or cerebritis, and before a dangerous degree of effusion or exudation has taken place, is to relieve the engorgement of the blood vessels and thereby lessen the irritation or excitability of the affected structures.

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