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Definition of encephalopathy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

encephalopathy

noun

/enˌsefəˈlɒpəθi/,

/enˌkefəˈlɒpəθi/

/enˌsefəˈlɑːpəθi/

[uncountable] (medical)

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a disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by infection, blood poisoning, etc. see also BSE

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