- pyencephalus
- SYN: pyocephalus. [G. pyon, pus, + enkephalos, brain]
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py·en·ceph·a·lus (pi″en-səfґə-ləs) brain abscess.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pyencephalus
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pyocephalus — A purulent effusion within the cranium. SYN: pyencephalus. [pyo + G. kephale, head] circumscribed p. abscess of the brain. external p. meningeal … Medical dictionary
brain abscess — an abscess affecting the brain as a result of extension of an infection (e.g., otitis media) from an adjacent area or through bloodborne infection. Called also pyencephalus and pyocephalus … Medical dictionary
