what does subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis mean?
SUBACUTE SCLEROSING LEUKOENCEPHALITIS as NOUN
- Meaning
- a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults
- death usually occurs within three years
- characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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