Korsakoff's psychosis
Korsakoff's syndrome
/ (ˈkɔːsəkɒfs) /
noun
a mental illness involving severe confusion and inability to retain recent memories, usually caused by alcoholism
Origin of Korsakoff's psychosis
1C19: named after Sergei Korsakoff (1854–1900), Russian neuropsychiatrist, who described it
Words Nearby Korsakoff's psychosis
- koromiko
- korona
- korora
- korowai
- Korsakoffian
- Korsakoff's psychosis
- Kort nozzle
- Kortrijk
- koru
- koruna
- Koryak
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