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Etymology
1. encephalopathy
noun. ['ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɔpəθi'] any disorder or disease of the brain.
Synonyms
- epilepsy
- acataphasia
- Parkinsonism
- Parkinson's
- apraxia
- Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
- paralysis agitans
- Reye's syndrome
- brain disease
- neurological disease
- cerebral palsy
- agnosia
- shaking palsy
- aphasia
- Parkinson's syndrome
- logagraphia
- spastic paralysis
- CJD
- agraphia
- Parkinson's disease
- nervous disorder
- anorthography
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- neurological disorder
- brain disorder
Etymology
- -pathy (English)
- πάθος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- encephalo- (English)
- ἐγκέφαλος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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Rhymes with Encephalopathy
- neuropathy
How do you pronounce encephalopathy?
Pronounce encephalopathy as ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɔpəθi.
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Sentences with encephalopathy
1. Noun, singular or mass
These fall under the term hypertensive encephalopathy, and the symptoms are numerous.
2. Adjective
Lactulose improves encephalopathy** by increasing the number of stools per day.