encephalomyelitis

noun

en·ceph·a·lo·my·eli·tis in-ˌse-fə-lō-ˌmī-ə-ˈlī-təs

plural encephalomyelitides in-ˌse-fə-lō-ˌmī-ə-ˈli-tə-ˌdēz

: concurrent inflammation of the brain and spinal cord

especially : equine encephalitis

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Murdoch was diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis more than two decades ago, before starting Belle and Sebastian. —

Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2023 Six months after testing positive for COVID-19, Nichols was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS, which affects more than 1 million Americans and causes many of the same symptoms as COVID-19. —

Liz Szabo, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2022 Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME/CFS, is a serious long-term illness, in which people have overwhelming fatigue that is not improved by rest. —

Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 Jan. 2023 Piotr Marcinski/Shutterstock Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome, is a perplexing disorder that may seem more like a voodoo hex than an illness. —

Jill Neimark, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2013 But now, in a study in PLoS One, a British research team has cast doubt on the American team's findings, saying there's no conclusive link between the virus and chronic fatigue syndrome, which is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis. —

Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2010 Only a couple dozen doctors specialize in myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). —

Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022 Two cases of encephalomyelitis — inflammation in the brain and spinal cord — have been reported, both in previously healthy gay men in their 30s. —

Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2022 Cokley added that for many patients, long COVID mirrors the symptoms that people have experienced with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. —

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of encephalomyelitis was in 1908

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