encephalopathy

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encephalopathy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Encephalopathy \En*ceph`a*lop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the
     brain + pa`schein, paqei^n, to suffer.] (Med.)
     Any disease or symptoms of disease referable to disorders of
     the brain; as, lead encephalopathy, the cerebral symptoms
     attending chronic lead poisoning.
     [1913 Webster]

encephalopathy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  encephalopathy
      n 1: any disorder or disease of the brain [syn: brain disorder
           , encephalopathy, brain disease]