psychosis
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- Reino Unido//saɪˈkəʊsɪs//
- Estados Unidos//saɪˈkoʊsɪs//
A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.
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A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.
Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese[…]began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. The poisoning was irreversible, and soon ended in psychosis and death.
Etimología
From psych- + -osis. Not related to Ancient Greek ψύχωσις (psúkhōsis, “animation, principle of life”).
Formas
- plural
- psychoses
psychosis · A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.
psychotic · Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.Pu · A county of Linfen, Shanxi, China.pub · A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be…