— encephalitic /en sef'euh lit"ik/ , adj.
/en sef'euh luy"tis/ , n. Pathol.
1. inflammation of the substance of the brain.
2. Also called encephalitis lethargica /li thahr"ji keuh/ . a form of this condition, caused by a filterable virus and characterized by apathy and abnormal sleepiness; sleeping sickness.
[ 1835-45; ENCEPHAL- + -ITIS ]