lethargic encephalitis meaning

UK US /ləˈθɑrdʒɪk ɛnˌsɛfəˈlaɪtəs/ 8 syllables

lethargic encephalitis (noun): an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness.

Definition of lethargic encephalitis

  1. an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

    Synonyms: sleeping sickness, sleepy sickness, epidemic encephalitis, encephalitis lethargica

    Type of: encephalitis

How to pronounce lethargic encephalitis

lethargic encephalitis is pronounced /ləˈθɑrdʒɪk ɛnˌsɛfəˈlaɪtəs/ in American English. It has 8 syllables.

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