亚洲网紅露点

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dementia praecox

[ dih-men-shuh pree-koks ]

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. (no longer in technical use) schizophrenia.


dementia praecox

/ 藞辫谤颈藧办蓲办蝉 /

noun

  1. a former name for schizophrenia
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dementia praecox1

First recorded in 1895鈥1900; from New Latin: 鈥減recocious dementia鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dementia praecox1

C19: New Latin, literally: premature dementia
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Example Sentences

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The cause of her death, not revealed in the note or in her obituary in the Daily Press, was entered on her death certificate as 鈥渄ementia praecox.鈥

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Aged 57, this man was diagnosed dementia praecox, paranoid, onset 鈥渕ore than 10 years ago.鈥

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Their collection contains brain, heart, liver and spleen tissues from about 1,400 autopsies, 95 of which are labeled "dementia praecox," an antiquated diagnosis similar to schizophrenia.

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There is no doubt of its close relationship to dementia praecox.

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There are cases of dementia praecox that only time can differentiate.

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