[1865–70; cerebr- + -itis]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dunk, goulash, maverick, racism, steamroller-itis is a suffix used in pathological terms that denote inflammation of an organ (bronchitis; gastritis; neuritis) and hence, in extended senses, nouns denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses,tendencies, obsessions, etc. (telephonitis; baseballitis)
Examples of 'cerebritis' in a sentence
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More cases than controls had lupus nephritis, cerebritis, thrombocytopenia but the differences did not reach statistical significance.
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