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cerebral infection

the invasion of brain tissues by a pathogenic organism, such as a virus or bacterium. Most cases occur as a complication of a viral infection (see encephalitis); the most common bacterial infection is meningitis.

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cyclopia

n. a congenital disorder characterized by the merging of the two eye orbits into a single cavity that contains one eye. Cyclopia is associated with trisomy 13.