Definition of encephalopathy in English:

encephalopathy

nounPlural encephalopathies ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθiɛnˌkɛfəˈlɒpəθi

Medicine

A disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition (such as viral infection or toxins in the blood)
〔医〕脑病
a picture of how these encephalopathies are transmitted
mass noun patients with encephalopathy
Example sentencesExamples
- Prions are special proteins believed to be the infectious agents responsible for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, a group of rare, fatal disorders that slowly destroy the brain and nervous system.
- Neurodegenerative diseases causing transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are the subject of intense research.
- This extremely rare and fatal brain disorder belongs to a family of human and animal diseases known as the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
- Hypertensive encephalopathy is the syndrome of central nervous system impairment associated with hypertensive crisis.
- Hepatic encephalopathy occurs in patients with portal hypertension and cirrhosis.
- Both mad-cow and mad-deer disease are transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, in which brain proteins called prions deform, forcing other brain cells to degenerate along with them.
- Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as mad cow disease and its human counterpart, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, are not caused by bacteria or viruses.

Rhymes

homeopathy, osteopathy

Definition of encephalopathy in US English:

encephalopathy

noun

Medicine

A disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition (such as viral infection or toxins in the blood)
〔医〕脑病
a picture of how these encephalopathies are transmitted
mass noun patients with encephalopathy
Example sentencesExamples
- Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as mad cow disease and its human counterpart, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, are not caused by bacteria or viruses.
- Hepatic encephalopathy occurs in patients with portal hypertension and cirrhosis.
- Prions are special proteins believed to be the infectious agents responsible for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, a group of rare, fatal disorders that slowly destroy the brain and nervous system.
- Hypertensive encephalopathy is the syndrome of central nervous system impairment associated with hypertensive crisis.
- Both mad-cow and mad-deer disease are transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, in which brain proteins called prions deform, forcing other brain cells to degenerate along with them.
- This extremely rare and fatal brain disorder belongs to a family of human and animal diseases known as the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
- Neurodegenerative diseases causing transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are the subject of intense research.

单词	encephalopathy
释义	Definition of encephalopathy in English: encephalopathy nounPlural encephalopathies ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθiɛnˌkɛfəˈlɒpəθi Medicine A disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition (such as viral infection or toxins in the blood) 〔医〕脑病 a picture of how these encephalopathies are transmitted mass noun patients with encephalopathy Example sentencesExamples Prions are special proteins believed to be the infectious agents responsible for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, a group of rare, fatal disorders that slowly destroy the brain and nervous system. Neurodegenerative diseases causing transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are the subject of intense research. This extremely rare and fatal brain disorder belongs to a family of human and animal diseases known as the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Hypertensive encephalopathy is the syndrome of central nervous system impairment associated with hypertensive crisis. Hepatic encephalopathy occurs in patients with portal hypertension and cirrhosis. Both mad-cow and mad-deer disease are transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, in which brain proteins called prions deform, forcing other brain cells to degenerate along with them. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as mad cow disease and its human counterpart, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, are not caused by bacteria or viruses. Rhymes homeopathy, osteopathy Definition of encephalopathy in US English: encephalopathy noun Medicine A disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition (such as viral infection or toxins in the blood) 〔医〕脑病 a picture of how these encephalopathies are transmitted mass noun patients with encephalopathy Example sentencesExamples Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as mad cow disease and its human counterpart, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, are not caused by bacteria or viruses. Hepatic encephalopathy occurs in patients with portal hypertension and cirrhosis. Prions are special proteins believed to be the infectious agents responsible for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, a group of rare, fatal disorders that slowly destroy the brain and nervous system. Hypertensive encephalopathy is the syndrome of central nervous system impairment associated with hypertensive crisis. Both mad-cow and mad-deer disease are transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, in which brain proteins called prions deform, forcing other brain cells to degenerate along with them. This extremely rare and fatal brain disorder belongs to a family of human and animal diseases known as the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Neurodegenerative diseases causing transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are the subject of intense research.
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