dementia pugilistica

[ dih-men-shuh pyoo-juh-lis-ti-kuh, ‐shee-uh ]

noun

1. CTE ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of dementia pugilistica¹

First recorded in 1925–30; dementia ( def ) + pugilistica (from Latin pugil “boxer”; pugilism ( def ) ); the disease was first identified in boxers