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encephalopathy

[ en-sef-uh-lop-uh-thee ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. any brain disease.


encephalopathy

/ ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθɪ /

noun

  1. any degenerative disease of the brain, often associated with toxic conditions See also BSE
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encephalopathy

/ ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏpə-thē /

  1. Degeneration of brain function, caused by any of various acquired disorders, including metabolic disease, organ failure, inflammation, and chronic infection.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of encephalopathy1

First recorded in 1865–70; encephalo- + -pathy
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Example Sentences

Repeated head blows can cause something called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, which gets worse over time and can lead to dementia.

From BBC

The infections may cause upper respiratory tract infections that can be fatal, as well as conjunctivitis, gastrointestinal symptoms, encephalitis and encephalopathy, the WHO says.

Mr. Zucker had suffered numerous health problems since being injured in a car crash in 2022, including, near the end of his life, metabolic encephalopathy and three underlying infections.

Also known as “zombie deer disease,” chronic wasting disease is a contagious infection similar to mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

He said the family has hired Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist who is credited for discovering the link between football and the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

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