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noun inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́ Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἐγκέφᾰλος (enképhălos)der. English encephalo- English myelitis English encephalomyelitis From encephalo- + myelitis.
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