leucoencephalitis

A form of leukoencephalitis — An epizootic disease of horses, characterized by drowsiness, imperfect vision, partial paralysis of the throat, twitching of the muscles of the shoulder, unsteady gait, and softening of the white substance of the frontal lobes; forage poisoning.

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Meanings

nounleucoencephalitis (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of leukoencephalitis.

Origin

From leuco- + encephalitis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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