Kraepelin

[ kre-puh-leen ]

/ ˌkrɛ pəˈlin /

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noun

E·mil

[ey-meel], /ˈeɪ mil/, 1856–1926, German psychiatrist.

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How to use Kraepelin in a sentence

Dr. Kraepelin has been kind enough to send me one of the types.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale
Kraepelin asserts that mental disorders occur ten times as frequently in prison as in freedom.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
According to Kraepelin 13% of the cases recover, 27 make partial recoveries, and 60% become more or less demented.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5|Various
Kraepelin recognized two species in the genus mainly by their method of growth and the number of tentacles.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale

The fusion has, however, been rejected by some—by Binswanger and Kraepelin, for instance.
The Criminal|Havelock Ellis

Medical definitions for Kraepelin

Kraepelin

[ krĕp′ə-lēn′ ]

Emil 1856-1926

German psychiatrist whose classification system of mental disorders formed the foundation for the standard diagnostic text in the field of psychiatry, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).