Definition of ENCEPHALITIS

encephalitis

Plural: encephalitides

Noun

  • inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
  • Inflammation of the brain.

Origin / Etymology

From encephal- + -itis.

Synonyms

cephalitis, phrenitis

Scrabble Score: 19

encephalitis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
encephalitis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
encephalitis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

encephalitis: valid Words With Friends Word