encephalitogen

English

Etymology

From encephalitis +‎ -o- +‎ -gen.

Noun

encephalitogen (plural encephalitogens)

1. Any substance that causes encephalitis.
   • 2008, Ehud Lavi, Experimental Models of Multiple Sclerosis, page 3:

     At the time, there was much controversy over whether brain homogenate contained one or multiple encephalitogens, and over which of the partially purified mixtures prepared with the limited methods available was the relevant encephalitogen.