Definition of Leukoencephalitis

1. Noun. Inflammation of the white matter of the brain.

Generic synonyms: Cephalitis, Encephalitis, Phrenitis

Medical Definition of Leukoencephalitis

1. Encephalitis restricted to the white matter. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leukoencephalitis

leukocytozoonosis
leukocyturia
leukoderma
leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum
leukoderma colli
leukodermatous
leukodontia
leukodopachrome
leukodystrophia
leukodystrophia cerebri progressiva
leukodystrophic
leukodystrophies
leukodystrophy
leukoedema
leukoencephalitis (current term)
leukoencephalopathies
leukoencephalopathy
leukoerythroblastic anaemia
leukoerythroblastosis
leukokeratosis
leukokinetic
leukokinetics
leukokininase
leukokoria
leukolymphosarcoma
leukolysin
leukolysis
leukolytic

Literary usage of Leukoencephalitis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biochemisches Centralblatt (1903)
"Im Jahre 1901 brach nahe Wakefield, Kansas, leukoencephalitis in ... dieser Zustand entspricht rlem. der die Folge an spontaner leukoencephalitis ist. ..."

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