Meanings
nouncephalitis (uncountable)
- archaicuncountablemedicinephrenitis
- archaicuncountablemedicineencephalitis
Synonyms & antonyms
nouninflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (‘phrenitis’ is no longer in scientific use)
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APA
cephalitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalitis
MLA
“cephalitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cephalitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalitis.
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