‖ cerebritisPath.|sɛrɪˈbraɪtɪs| [f. L. cerebrum + -itis.] Inflammation of the substance of the brain. 1866A. Flint Princ.Med. (1880) 717. 1878 A. Hamilton Nerv.Dis. 105 During a cerebritis..a number of serious muscular distortions of a permanent character may ensue.