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tick-borne encephalitis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A viral infectious disease of the central nervous system borne by ticks, which most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis, or meningoencephalitis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: tekenencefalitis — viral disease
  • Dutch: TBE — viral disease
  • Finnish: puutiaisaivotulehdus — viral disease
  • German: Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitis — viral disease
  • German: FSME — viral disease
  • Hungarian: kullancsencephalitis — viral disease
  • Icelandic: mítilborin heilabólga — viral disease
  • Russian: клещево́й энцефали́т (kleščevój encefalít) — viral disease
  • Swedish: fästingburen hjärninflammation — viral disease
  • Swedish: fästingburen encefalit — viral disease
  • Swedish: TBE — viral disease
  • Turkish: kene ensefaliti — viral disease
  • Turkish: kene kaynaklı ensefalit — viral disease