PICK'S DISEASE


Meaning of PICK'S DISEASE in English

I. ˈpiks- noun

Usage: usually capitalized P

Etymology: after Arnold Pick died 1924 Czech psychiatrist

: a condition marked by progressive impairment of intellect and judgment and transitory aphasia, caused by progressive atrophic changes of the cerebral cortex, and found chiefly in elderly women

II. noun

Usage: usually capitalized P

Etymology: after Friedel Pick died 1926 German physician

: pericarditis with adherent pericardium resulting in circulatory disturbances with edema and ascites

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