DEMENTIA PRAECOX

Meaning of DEMENTIA PRAECOX in English

[ 'pri:kɒks ]

■ noun archaic term for schizophrenia .

Origin

L., lit. 'early insanity'.

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DEMENTIA PRAECOX — noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, premature dementia Date: 1899 schizophrenia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEMENTIA PRAECOX — noun also dementia pre·cox -ˈprēˌkäks ( plural dementiae prae·co·ces -ˈprēkəˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, literally, premature dementia : schizophrenia
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEMENTIA PRAECOX — /pree"koks/ , Psychiatry. schizophrenia. [ 1895-1900; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEMENTIA PRAECOX — noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, premature dementia Date: 1899 : schizophrenia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEMENTIA PRAECOX — Pronunciation: - ' pr ē - ˌ käks Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, premature dementia Date: 1899 : SCHIZOPHRENIA
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEMENTIA PRAECOX — [dementia prae.cox] n [NL, lit., premature dementia] (1899): schizophrenia
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DEMENTIA PRAECOX — ранее слабоумие
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
DEMENTIA — n insanity, dementia, dementedness; dementia precoce dementia praecox
Interlingua English vocab
DEMENTIA — noun see: mind Date: 1806 a usually progressive condition (as Alzheimer's disease) marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often with emotional …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEMENTIA — Chronic, usually progressive deterioration of intellectual functions. Most common in the elderly, it usually begins with short-term-memory loss once thought …
Английский словарь Британика
DEMENTIA — də̇ˈmench]ə, also ]ēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, from dement-, demens mad + -ia — more at dement 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — (n.) Insanity; madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility; idiocy.
Английский словарь Webster
DEMENTIA — ( n. ) Insanity; madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — — demential , adj. /di men"sheuh, -shee euh/ , n. Psychiatry. severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality …
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PRAECOX — adj. (Medicine) premature, early
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEMENTIA — n. mental impairment due to old age or illness (Medical)
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DEMENTIA — noun Etymology: Latin, from dement-, demens mad, from de- + ment-, mens mind — more at mind Date: 1806 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEMENTIA — noun insanity; madness; ·esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility; idiocy.
Webster English vocab
DEMENTIA — [ dɪ'mɛnʃə ] ■ noun Medicine a chronic or persistent mental disorder marked by memory failures, personality changes, and impaired …
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DEMENTIA — [de.men.tia] n [L, fr. dement-, demens mad, fr. de- + ment-, mens mind--more at mind] (1806) 1: a condition of …
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DEMENTIA — chronic, usually progressive deterioration of intellectual functions, usually owing to pathological changes in the brain. Dementia is most commonly seen …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRAECOX — praecox BrE AmE ˈpriː kɒks ˈpraɪ- AmE \ -kɑːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — dementia BrE AmE di ˈmen t ʃ ə də-, ( ˌ ) diː-, -ˈmen t ʃ i‿ə, -ˈment i‿ə ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — / dɪˈmenʃə; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( medical ) a serious mental disorder caused by brain disease or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — de ‧ men ‧ tia /dɪˈmenʃə, -ʃiə $ -tʃə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEMENTIA — n. Med. a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes marked by memory disorders, personality changes, impaired reasoning, etc., …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEMENTIA — n. Med. a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes marked by memory disorders, personality changes, impaired reasoning, etc., …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — n. Med. a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes marked by memory disorders, personality changes, impaired reasoning, etc., …
Oxford English vocab
DEMENTIA — ( dementias) Dementia is a serious illness of the mind. ( MEDICAL ) N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — (~s) Dementia is a serious illness of the mind. (MEDICAL) N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DEMENTIA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES senile dementia COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE senile ▪ Mr Allsopp was known to suffer …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEMENTIA — [noun] [U] medical - a gradual worsening in memory and other mental abilities as a result of brain damage, rather …
Cambridge English vocab
DEMENTIA — n. Chronic, usually progressive deterioration of intellectual functions. Most common in the elderly, it usually begins with short-term-memory loss once …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEMENTIA — Synonyms and related words : aberration, abnormality, alienation, brain damage, brainsickness, clouded mind, craziness, daftness, dementedness, derangement, disorientation, distraction, folie, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEMENTIA — n. [ L. ] ( Med. ) Idiocy, insanity, loss of intellect.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DEMENTIA — deterioration of intellectual faculties, often accompanied by emotional disturbance. HIV is active in the brain (central nervous system) and can …
AIDS English Glossary
DEMENTIA — сущ.; мед. слабоумие Syn : imbecility, weak-mindedness, amentia (медицина) (приобретенное) слабоумие - senile * старческое слабоумие (книжное) сумасшествие, помешательство увлечение …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEMENTIA — n 1> мед. (приобретённое) слабоумие senile dementia - старческое слабоумие 2> книжн. сумасшествие, помешательство 3> увлечение
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEMENTIA — n 1> мед. (приобретённое) слабоумие senile dementia - старческое слабоумие 2> книжн. сумасшествие, помешательство 3> увлечение
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEMENTIA — сущ.; мед. слабоумие Syn : imbecility, weak-mindedness, amentia (медицина) (приобретенное) слабоумие - senile * старческое слабоумие (книжное) сумасшествие, помешательство увлечение …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EJACULATIO PRAECOX — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshēˌōˈprēˌkäks noun Etymology: New Latin : premature ejaculation in coitus
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POPCORN — I. noun Date: 1823 an Indian corn ( Zea mays praecox ) whose kernels on exposure to heat burst open …
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KRAEPELIN, EMIL — born Feb. 15, 1856, Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz died Oct. 7, 1926, Munich, Ger. German psychiatrist. He taught at the Universities of …
Английский словарь Британика
BLEULER, EUGEN — born April 30, 1857, Zollikon, Switz. died July 15, 1939, Zollikon Swiss psychiatrist. He is best known for his studies …
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ALLSPICE — Tropical evergreen tree ( Pimenta dioica ) of the myrtle family, native to the West Indies and Central America and …
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DEMENTIA PRECOX — noun see dementia praecox
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ZAPATERO — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈte(ˌ)rō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, literally, shoemaker, from zapato shoe 1. : a leatherjacket ( Oligoplites saurus ) …
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WARMINSTER BROOM — ˈwȯ(r)ˌminz]tə(r)-, -n(t)s] noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: from Warminster, urban district of Wiltshire, England : a European hybrid broom …
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STEREOTYPY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtīpē, -pi noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary stereotype (I) + -y 1. : the art or process …
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PRECOCITY — -ˈkäsəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin praecoc-, praecox + English -ity : the quality or state of …
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PRECOCIOUS — -shəs adjective Etymology: Latin praecoc-, praecox early ripening, premature, precocious (from prae- + -coc-, -cox, from coquere to cook, ripen) …
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PRAECOCES — noun plural or pre·co·ces ˈprēkəˌsēz Usage: often capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin praecoces, masculine & feminine plural of Latin …
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JAPAN ALLSPICE — noun Usage: usually capitalized J : a Japanese shrub ( Chimonanthus praecox ) cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers that …
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INSANITY — ə̇nˈsanəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun Etymology: Latin insanitas, from insanus insane + -itas -ity 1. a. : the state of being …
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GLASTONBURY THORN — noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England; so called from a popular belief that it sprang up at …
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BREA — ˈbrāə noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, tar, from Old Spanish, from brear to tar, from Old …
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APRICOT — ˈaprəˌkät, āp-, usu käd.+V; ˈap- is more freq than ˈāp- in N, ˈāp- is much more freq than ˈap- in …
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ABURACHAN SEED — ˌäbərəˈchän- noun Etymology: Japanese aburachan, from abura oil + chan pitch : the seed of a Japanese shrub ( Benzoin …
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WINTERSWEET — /win"teuhr sweet'/ , n. a shrub, Chimonanthus praecox, native to China, having large leaves and fragrant yellow flowers. [ 1890-95; …
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WARMINSTER BROOM — /wawr"min'steuhr/ a European shrub, Cytisus praecox, of the legume family, having yellowish-white or yellow, pealike flowers. [ after Warminster, England …
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SCHIZOPHRENIA — — schizophrenic /skit'seuh fren"ik/ , adj. , n. /skit'seuh free"nee euh, -freen"yeuh/ , n. 1. Psychiatry. Also called dementia praecox …
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PRECOCITY — /pri kos"i tee/ , n. the state of being or tendency to be precocious. [ 1630-40; précosité, equiv. to précose …
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PRECOCIOUS — — precociously , adv. — precociousness , n. /pri koh"sheuhs/ , adj. 1. unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. …
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APRICOT — /ap"ri kot', ay"pri-/ , n. 1. the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree …
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