Kraepelin

[ kre-puh-leen ]

/ ˌkrɛ pəˈlin /

noun

E·mil

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

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Example sentences from the Web for kraepelin

Kraepelin used very small doses of alcohol for some of his experiments.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why|Martha M. Allen
Kraepelin and his pupils have contributed most extensively to our knowledge on this subject.
How to Live|Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk
Kraepelin treats stupors occurring in manic-depressive insanity as falling into two groups, the depressive and manic.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch
Dr. Kraepelin has been kind enough to send me one of the types.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale

Kraepelin recognized two species in the genus mainly by their method of growth and the number of tentacles.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale

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).