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dementia praecox

(prēkäks′)

schizophrenia

Origin: ModL: see precocious & dementia

See dementia praecox in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Schizophrenia. No longer in scientific use.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin dēmentia praecox

Origin: : Latin dēmentia, dementia

Origin: + Latin praecox, premature

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