POLIOENCEPHALITIS


Meaning of POLIOENCEPHALITIS in English

/poh"lee oh en sef'euh luy"tis/ , n. Pathol.

1. a disease characterized by inflammation of the gray matter of the brain.

2. poliomyelitis affecting the cerebrum.

Also, poliencephalitis /poh'lee en sef'euh luy"tis/ .

[ 1880-85; polió ( s ) gray + NL encephalitis ENCEPHALITIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .