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encephalopathy
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encephalopathy, n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the brain + pa`schein, paqei^n, to suffer.].
Any disease or symptoms of disease referable to disorders of the brain; as, lead encephalopathy, the cerebral symptoms attending chronic lead poisoning. [1913 Webster]
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