Definition of encephalomyelitis in English:
encephalomyelitis
nounɛnˌsɛf(ə)ləʊmʌɪəˈlʌɪtɪsɛnˌkɛf(ə)ləʊmʌɪəˈlʌɪtɪs
mass nounMedicine Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, typically due to acute viral infection.
Example sentencesExamples
- The condition is sometimes called acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
- They injected myelin proteins designed to induce the mouse counterpart of multiple sclerosis, called experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.
- People older than 50 years of age are at the highest risk for developing significant symptoms and may develop encephalomyelitis.
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare demyelinating disease, is usually triggered by infections or immunisations.
- In experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, rats develop an MS-like disease that features autoimmune reactivity against myelin basic protein.