encephalitogenous

English

Etymology

From encephalitis +‎ -genous.

Adjective

encephalitogenous (not comparable)

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1. (medicine, rare) Synonym of encephalitogenic.
   • 1924, Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene - Great Britain, Journal of State Medicine - Volume 32, The Michigan University Press, page 218

     As regards the first point, we only found the encephalitogenous salivary virus twice out of thirteen cases examined.

   • 1922, Ministry of Health • Department of Health and Social Security - Great Britain, Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects - Issue 11, The Chicago University Press, page 142

     The salivas containing the virus are divided by the authors into keratogenous and encephalitogenous, according as their inoculation on the rabbits cornea produces a simple corneal pustule or transmits encephalitis to the animal.

   • 1979, Excerpta Medica Foundation, Excerpta Medica - Section 33: Orthopedic Surgery - Volume 24, The California University Press, page 206

     As antigens were used both human encephalitogenous protein and an antigen from sarcoma of bone associated with the tumor.

   • 1924, H. Milford - Medical Research Council, Medical Science Abstracts and Reviews - Volume 10, The Oxford University Press • The Michigan University Press, page 371

     Veratti and Sala's suggestion agrees with the observations of Doerr and Schnabel and Levaditi, Harvier, and Nicolau on carriers of the herpetic and encephalitic virus, and with those of Danila and Stroe regarding certain encephalitogenous but not keratogenous viruses.

   • 1924, Royal Army Medical Corps - Great Britain, Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps - Volume 42, The California University Press, page 72

     Eighty per cent of healthy persons have a keratogenous salivary virus which is identical with the herpetic and encephalitic viruses. In fifteen per cent of persons, besides the keratogenous salivary virus, there is also a kerato-encephalitogenous virus which is in all points similar to von Economo's virus.

   • 1967, Excerpta Medica Foundation, Excerpta Medica: Neurology and neurosurgery - Section 8A - Volume 20 - Issues 7-12, The California University Press, page 657

     The addition of encephalitogenous factor and egg albumin to MS plasma liberates serotonin but does not do so in control subjects; in MS cases encephalitogenous factor is more active than egg albumin.