Meanings
nounleukoencephalopathy (plural leukoencephalopathies)
plural leukoencephalopathies · alternative leucoencephalopathy
- medicineAny disease that effects the white matter of the brain
Origin
- Englishleuko-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Ancient Greekἐν (en)
- Ancient Greekἐν- (en-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰebʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰébʰōl
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰepʰəlā́
- Ancient Greekκεφᾰλή (kephălḗ)
- Ancient Greekἐγκέφᾰλος (enképhălos)
- Englishencephalo-
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Englishleukoencephalopathy
From leuko- + encephalo- + -pathy.
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APA
leukoencephalopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukoencephalopathy
MLA
“leukoencephalopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukoencephalopathy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leukoencephalopathy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukoencephalopathy.
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