noun
- Plural of encephalitis; multiple instances or types of inflammation of the brain tissue.
Usage: Medical term; Plural form
Examples
- The hospital treated several cases of viral encephalitises last winter.
- Different encephalitises can present with varying symptoms and severity.
- Encephalitises caused by different pathogens require different treatment approaches.
- The study compared outcomes across multiple encephalitises in pediatric patients.
- Autoimmune encephalitises have become increasingly recognized in recent years.