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encephalomyelitis
noun(en-ceph-a-lo-my-eli-tis)
concurrent inflammation of the brain and spinal cord; especially : equine encephalitis
encephalomyelitis
noun(en-ceph-a-lo-my-eli-tis)
an illness that makes a person feel very tired for a very long time and that often includes other symptoms such as headaches and weakness
encephalomyelitis
noun(en-ceph-a-lo-my-eli-tis)
any of three virus diseases chiefly of equines and humans in various parts of North and South America that are transmitted especially by mosquitoes, are characterized in humans by flu-like symptoms which often progress to encephalitis and sometimes to coma and death, and are caused by three togaviruses (species Eastern equine encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, and Western equine encephalitis virus of the genus Alphavirus)

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