periencephalitis means inflammation of the cerebral membranes, particularly leptomeningitis or inflammation of the pia mater. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From peri- + encephalitis.
noun
- Inflammation of the cerebral membranes, particularly leptomeningitis or inflammation of the pia mater.“Idiopathic non-septic periencephalitis may be produced by profound grief, protracted anxiety, especially when accompanied by great overwork, partial starvation combined with the gnawing anxiety of deep poverty, and also, it is affirmed, by sunstroke.”