dementia praecox en · NOUN
Etymology
A Latin term coined by Arnold Pick in 1891, first used in German and later adopted into English. From the Latin dēmentia (“madness; insanity”) + praecox (“premature; untimely”, whence English precocious), together meaning “untimely madness” or “premature dementia”. Here, dēmentia carries the connotation of senile dementia.
Meanings
- (dated, uncountable, usually) schizophrenia
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dementia precox | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dementia præcox | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| dementiae praecoces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ru ра́ннее слабоу́мие (dated psychiatric diagnosis) · ru деме́нция пре́кокс (dated psychiatric diagnosis) · cmn 早發性癡呆 /早发性痴呆 (dated psychiatric diagnosis)