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encephalo-
encephalo- (ɛnˈsɛfələʊ, ɛnˈkɛfələʊ) comb. form of Gr. ἐγκέϕαλος brain, as in encephalogram (ɛnˈsɛfələʊgræm, ɛnˈkɛf-), an X-ray photograph of the brain; encephalograph (ɛnˈsɛfələʊgrɑːf, -æf, ɛnˈkɛf-), (a) = encephalogram; (b) an instrument for recording the electrical activity of the brain, electro-e...
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echoencephalography
echoencephalography, n. Med. (ˌɛkəʊɛnsɛfəˈlɒgrəfɪ) [f. echo n. + encephalography n. s.v. encephalo-.] The use of reflected ultrasound to examine the skull and brain.1956 L. Leksell in Acta Chirurg. Scand. CX. 301 The terminology for the diagnostic ultrasonic examinations is inconsistent. The terms e...
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Toxic leukoencephalopathy
Toxic leukoencephalopathy is a rare condition that is characterized by progressive damage (-pathy) to white matter (-leuko-) in the brain (-encephalo-)
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MELAS syndrome
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MELAS is a condition that affects many of the body's systems, particularly the brain and nervous system (encephalo-) and muscles (myopathy
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pneumoencephalography
ˌpneumoencephaˈlography Med. Also ˌpneumencephaˈlo-. [f. pneumo- + encephalography s.v. encephalo-.] Radiography following the replacement of cerebrospinal fluid by air or oxygen.1932 Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. XXVII. 657/1 Pneumoencephalography, following withdrawal of cerebrospinal fluid and injectio...
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MT-TF
lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a condition that affects many of the body's systems, particularly the brain and nervous system (encephalo
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Neoclassical compound
Some are composites of other elements, such as encephalo- brain, from en- in, -cephal- head; and -ectomy cutting out, from ec- out, -tom- cut, -y, a noun-forming
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technic
technic, a. and n. (ˈtɛknɪk) [ad. L. technic-us (Quint.), a. Gr. τεχνικ-ός of or pertaining to art, f. τέχνη art, craft: see -ic. So F. technique (1721 in Hatz.-Darm.).] A. adj. 1. Pertaining to art, or to an art: = technical. Now rare.1612 Sturtevant Metallica iii. 49 Define the Technick part. 1714...
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meningo-
meningo- (mɪˈnɪŋgəʊ) combining form of Gr. µῆνιγξ meninx in a number of pathological and other terms, of which the following are the most important: meˈningocele (-siːl) [cf. cele n.], hernia of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord; meˌningo-cereˈbritis = meningo-encephalitis; meˌningoˈcoccal, -...
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