encephalitic

adjective

en·​ceph·​a·​lit·​ic ə̇n¦sefə¦lit|ik 

(ˌ)en, 

-it|, 

|ēk

: relating to, affected with, or characteristic of encephalitis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary encephalit- (from New Latin encephalitis) + -ic

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