dementia praecox

[ pree-koks ]

/ ˈpri kɒks /

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noun Psychiatry.

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Origin of dementia praecox

1895–1900; <New Latin: precocious dementia

Words nearby dementia praecox

demeclocycline, dement, demented, démenti, dementia, dementia praecox, dementia pugilistica, demento, demerara, demerge, demerger

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How to use dementia praecox in a sentence

True, true, Thanksgrabbing behemoths like Sears and Kmart are doubling down on doorbuster dementia.
Walmart Lifts Black Friday’s Curse|James Poulos|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Depending on what parts of the brain are impacted, the person can develop forms of dementia and personality changes.
Understanding Tracy Morgan’s Traumatic Brain Injury|Jean Kim|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Later, cognitive and behavioral problems can occur; dementia is not uncommon.
The Burden Robin Williams Carried: Diagnosed With Parkinson’s and Depression|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps there is no better example of this than the way in which we treat our elders living with dementia.
How an iPod Can Fight Alzheimer’s and Dementia|Dr. Bill Thomas|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In my opinion, it is the most inspiring film about dementia out there today.
How an iPod Can Fight Alzheimer’s and Dementia|Dr. Bill Thomas|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a certain number of cases, after the period of excitement disappears, a certain amount of dementia is noticed.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
This dementia progresses until finally there is a state of almost complete obliteration of the mental faculties.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Unless we accept his conduct as the result of a momentary dementia, produced by overstrain, it must remain inexplicable.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
I suspect that all things unspoken in our souls partake somewhat of the laxity of delirium and dementia.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
In not a few cases there is a steady mental decline, which ends in dementia or idiocy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dementia praecox

dementia praecox

/ (ˈpriːkɒks) /

noun

a former name for schizophrenia

Word Origin for dementia praecox

C19: New Latin, literally: premature dementia

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dementia praecox

dementia praecox

[ prē′kŏks′ ]

Schizophrenia. No longer in technical use.