encephalopathy
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1. any disorder or disease of the brain (noun.state)
hyponym | : | epilepsy, |
definition | : | a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | apraxia, |
definition | : | inability to make purposeful movements (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | cerebral palsy, spastic paralysis, |
definition | : | a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | agraphia, anorthography, logagraphia, |
definition | : | a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | acataphasia, |
definition | : | a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | aphasia, |
definition | : | inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | agnosia, |
definition | : | inability to recognize objects by use of the senses (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | reye's syndrome, |
definition | : | acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | wernicke's encephalopathy, |
definition | : | inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism (noun.state) |
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