dementia praecox

[ pree-koks ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Psychiatry.

dementia praecox

/ ˈpriːkɒks /

1895–1900; < New Latin: precocious dementia

C19: New Latin, literally: premature dementia

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

A case of Dementia Praecox, violent in character, was brought to me as a result of the cure in the above case.

A physician was called, another, and another, and his case was diagnosed as Dementia Praecox.

We have tried to think Alma is shielding somebody, somebody maybe that is a victim of dementia praecox.

When my sister and I had scarlet fever, she did not die, but she at that time began to show symptoms of dementia praecox.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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