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Encephalitis Lethargica

see synonyms of encephalitis lethargica

Noun

1. encephalitis lethargica, epidemic encephalitis, lethargic encephalitis, sleeping sickness, sleepy sickness

an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

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Encephalitis Lethargica

see synonyms of encephalitis lethargica
noun
pathology a technical name for sleeping sickness (sense 2)

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Encephalitis Lethargica

see synonyms of encephalitis lethargica
a form of encephalitis, or sleeping sickness, epidemic in the period from 1915 to 1926

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Encephalitis Lethargica

see synonyms of encephalitis lethargica
n.
A viral epidemic encephalitis marked by apathy, paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle, and extreme muscular weakness. It occurred in various parts of the world between 1915 and 1926. Also called sleeping sickness.

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