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encephalopathy

Definition of encephalopathy

noun (plural encephalopathies)

Medicine
  • a disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition (such as viral infection or toxins in the blood): a picture of how these encephalopathies are transmitted [mass noun]:patients with encephalopathy

encephalopathy in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of encephalopathy in the US English dictionary