Definition of encephalitis

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • encephalitis is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 19
  • encephalitis is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 19
  • encephalitis is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 22

Definition of encephalitis


  • inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cephalitis
    2. phrenitis

See definition of encephalitis in Merriam Webster