tangentiality

tangentiality definition - medical

tan·gen·ti·al·i·ty (tăn-jĕnˌshē-ălˈĭ-tē)

noun
A disturbance in the associative thought process in which one tends to digress readily from one topic under discussion to other topics that arise through association.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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