Brain on Fire Glossary

Brain on Fire Glossary

Metaphor

a figure of speech, not to be taken literally, a representation

Virtue

morality or righteousness

Monstrous

ugly, shocking, huge

Diagnosis

a medical term for the doctor's theory about a patient's condition based on evidence, an analysis of causation

Fragile

delicate, vulnerable, flimsy

Antibodies

protein molecules which protect the body against immune system threats

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