Definition of encephalitis lethargica in English:
encephalitis lethargica
nounɛnˌkɛfəˈlʌɪtɪs lɪˈθɑːdʒɪkəɛnˌsɛfəˈlʌɪtɪs lɪˈθɑːdʒɪkəensefəˌlīdəs ləˈTHärjikə
mass nounA form of encephalitis caused by a virus and characterized by headache and drowsiness leading to coma.
Also called sleepy sickness
Example sentencesExamples
- We all know that memory may be obliterated by an injury to the brain, that a virtuous person may be rendered vicious by encephalitis lethargica, and that a clever child can be turned into an idiot by lack of iodine.
- It tracks the research of two medical teams into the cause of encephalitis lethargica, a strange neurological condition causing coma and catatonia, of which there was a pandemic between 1917 and 1928.
- As a young man Milne had suffered from encephalitis lethargica.
Definition of encephalitis lethargica in US English:
encephalitis lethargica
nounensefəˌlīdəs ləˈTHärjikə
A form of encephalitis caused by a virus and characterized by headache and drowsiness leading to coma.
Also called sleeping sickness
Example sentencesExamples
- As a young man Milne had suffered from encephalitis lethargica.
- It tracks the research of two medical teams into the cause of encephalitis lethargica, a strange neurological condition causing coma and catatonia, of which there was a pandemic between 1917 and 1928.
- We all know that memory may be obliterated by an injury to the brain, that a virtuous person may be rendered vicious by encephalitis lethargica, and that a clever child can be turned into an idiot by lack of iodine.