乙型脑炎 Traditional form: 乙型腦炎 Pinyin (reading): yǐxíngnǎoyán Definitions: epidemic encephalitis B, aka Japanese encephalitis Characters: 乙 - second; 2nd heavenly stem 型 - pattern, model, type; mold; law 脑 - brain 炎 - flame, blaze; hot Traditional characters: 乙 - second; 2nd heavenly stem 型 - pattern, model, type; mold; law 腦 - brain 炎 - flame, blaze; hot