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dementia praecox

[pree-koks]

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noun Psychiatry.

Origin of dementia praecox

1895–1900; < New Latin: precocious dementia

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British Dictionary definitions for dementia praecox

dementia praecox

noun

a former name for schizophrenia

Word Origin for dementia praecox

C19: New Latin, literally: premature dementia

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dementia praecox in Medicine

dementia praecox

[prē′kŏks′]

n.

Schizophrenia. No longer in technical use.

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