Encephalopathy

Noun CEFR C2

ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθi

Definitions

Any of various conditions affecting the brain.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolencefalopatía

Françaisencéphalopathie

DeutschEnzephalopathie

13 more languages

العربيةالتّلف الدّماغيّ

Catalàencefalopatia

Ελληνικάεγκεφαλοπάθεια

Suomiaivosairaus enkefalopatia

Italianoencefalopatia

日本語脳症

한국어뇌질환

Nederlandsencefalopathie

Polskiencefalopatia

Portuguêsencefalopatia

Românăencefalopatie

Русскийэнцефалопа́тия

Українськаенцефалопатія

Examples

“Repeated trauma or shaking to the brain can be even worse, leading to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.”

CEFR level

C2

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See also

encephalophagy encephalophone encephalopsin encephalopuncture encephaloradiculitis encephalorrhagia

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