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noun
A potentially fatal disease that causes numerous detrimental effects to many organs, especially the brain and liver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: brain disorder, encephalopathy, brain disease, syndrome
History
Named after Dr R. Douglas Reye.
Across languages
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