encephalitogenic
/ɛnˌsɛfəlʌɪtə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/ /ɛnˌkɛfəlʌɪtə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/ /ɛŋˌkɛfəlʌɪtə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/Medicine
adjective
Producing, capable of producing, or involved in the production of encephalitis (in later use especially by an immune or automimmune mechanism).
Origin
1920s. From encephalit- + -o- + -genic, after French encéphalitogène.