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leukoencephalitis

noun leu·ko·en·ceph·a·li·tis

variants: or chiefly British leucoencephalitis play \ˌlü-kō-in-ˌsef-ə-ˈlīt-əs\

medical Definition of leukoencephalitis

plural leukoencephalitides play \-ˈlit-ə-ˌdēz\

: inflammation of the white matter of the brain

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