encephalopathy

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/ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθi/

noun

Any of various conditions affecting the brain.

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encephalosisbrain disorderbrain disease
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Meanings

nounencephalopathy (countable and uncountable, plural encephalopathies)

plural encephalopathies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny of various conditions affecting the brain.

    Repeated trauma or shaking to the brain can be even worse, leading to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

    2020 January 26, Leah Asmelash, “Why traumatic brain injuries can be dangerous”, in CNN

    Synonyms: encephalosis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various conditions affecting the brain.

Similar
encephalosis

More synonyms by meaning

nounany disorder or disease of the brain

Similar
brain disorderbrain disease
Broader
nervous disorderneurological disorderneurological disease
Also see
cerebropathiaencephalosis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From encephalo- + -pathy.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan encefalopatia
  • encefalopatiacondition affecting the brain
Chinese Mandarin 腦病 /脑病
  • 腦病 /脑病 (naobing)condition affecting the brain
Dutch encefalopathie
  • encefalopathiecondition affecting the brain
Finnish aivosairaus
  • aivosairauscondition affecting the brain
French encéphalopathie
  • encéphalopathiecondition affecting the brain
German Enzephalopathie
  • Enzephalopathiecondition affecting the brain
Greek εγκεφαλοπάθεια
  • εγκεφαλοπάθεια (egkefalopátheia)condition affecting the brain
Irish einceifealapaite
  • einceifealapaitecondition affecting the brain
Italian encefalopatia
  • encefalopatiacondition affecting the brain
Japanese 脳症
  • 脳症 (nōshō)condition affecting the brain
Korean 뇌질환
  • 뇌질환 (noejilhwan)condition affecting the brain
Latin encephalopathia
  • encephalopathiacondition affecting the brain
Polish encefalopatia
  • encefalopatiacondition affecting the brain
Portuguese encefalopatia
  • encefalopatiacondition affecting the brain
Romanian encefalopatie
  • encefalopatiecondition affecting the brain
Russian энцефалопа́тия
  • энцефалопа́тия (encefalopátija)condition affecting the brain
Spanish encefalopatía
  • encefalopatíacondition affecting the brain
Swedish encefalopati
  • encefalopaticondition affecting the brain
Turkish ensefalopati
  • ensefalopaticondition affecting the brain
Ukrainian енцефалопатія
  • енцефалопатія (encefalopatija)condition affecting the brain
Cite this entry
APA

encephalopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalopathy

MLA

“encephalopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalopathy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encephalopathy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalopathy.

Source: encephalopathy on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.