cerebritis

[ ser-uh-brahy-tis ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cerebritis¹

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

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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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.

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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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