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en·ceph·a·li·to·zo·on
\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlīd.əˈzōˌän, -ōən\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from encephalito- (from encephalitis) + -zoon
1. capitalized, in some classifications : a genus of microorganisms of uncertain systematic position that are known from intracellular bodies in neural and visceral structures of various mammals (as the rabbit) in which they are associated with an encephalitis and sometimes a nephritis
2. plural encephalito·zo·a \-ōə\ : an organism or intracellular body assigned to the genus Encephalitozoon |