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leukoencephalitis

 [loo″ko-en-sef″ah-li´tis]
inflammation of the white substance of the brain.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

leu·ko·en·ceph·a·li·tis

(lū'kō-en-sef'ă-lī'tis),
Encephalitis restricted to the white matter.
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leu·ko·en·ceph·a·li·tis

(lū'kō-en-sef'ă-lī'tis)
Encephalitis restricted to the white matter.
Synonym(s): leucoencephalitis.
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