herpetic encephalitis
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herpetic encephalitis
[hər′ped·ik in‚sef·ə′līd·əs] (medicine)
A type of meningoencephalitis characterized by large intranuclear inclusion bodies in the brain. Also known as herpes simplex encephalitis.
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