Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dementia praecox | Yes | No | No | No |
hebephrenic schizophrenia | Yes | No | No | No |
dementia praecox (noun) | hebephrenic schizophrenia (noun) |
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any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact | a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions |