Polioencephalitis
Origin
Full definition of polioencephalitis
Noun
polioencephalitis
- Any encephalitis that is restricted to the gray matter.
- 1890
- 1897
- 2013
- 2014
Usage notes
Historically, this term was applied to any inflammation of the gray matter, including poliomyelitis, rabies, and epidemic encephalitis. Some recent authors restrict the use of this term to poliomyelitis.