cephalopathy


cephalopathy

 [sef″ah-lop´ah-the] any disease of the head.

cephalopathy

(1) Encephalopathy. 
(2) A nonspecific term for any disease of the brain.
Cephalopathy is not used in the working medical parlance.

en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy

(en-sefă-lopă-thē) 1. Any disorder of the brain. 2. A disorder of the brain parenchyma, as distinct from a disorder of the meninges.
Synonym(s): cephalopathy, cerebropathy, encephalosis. [encephalo- + G. pathos, suffering, disease]