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From post- + encephalitis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A form of parkinsonism, believed to be caused by a viral illness, that triggers degeneration of the nerve cells in the substantia nigra and leads to encephalitis. Full definition →
From post- + encephalitis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.