| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years.[Wordnet]. | |
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| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Dawson's encephalitis | A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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