encephalitozoonosis

noun

A disease in many mammals, characterized by brain lesions, due to infection by encephalitozoon protozoa.

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Meanings

nounencephalitozoonosis (countable and uncountable, plural encephalitozoonoses)

plural encephalitozoonoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA disease in many mammals, characterized by brain lesions, due to infection by encephalitozoon protozoa.

Origin

From encephalitozoon + -osis.

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APA

encephalitozoonosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalitozoonosis

MLA

“encephalitozoonosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalitozoonosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encephalitozoonosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalitozoonosis.

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