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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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