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Etymology
First attested w:1910|1910, from germanized Greek Schizophrenie "split mind", coined by w:Eugen Bleuler|Eugen Bleuler, from Gr. Ï�Ï�ιζοÏ�Ï�Îνεια (schizofreneia), from prefix Ï�Ï�ιζο- schizo-, from Ancient Greek Ï�κίζÏ� (schizo) "to tear, to split, to cut" + Ancient Greek Ï�Ï�ήν (fren) "mind, brain, diaphragm".
Pronunciation
AHD: [skÄtâ�²sÉ�frÄ�î��nÄ�É�] or [skÄtâ�²sÉ�frÄ�nî��Ä�É�]
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Noun
schizophrenia
- pathology A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior, thinking, and emotion
- informal Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist
Derived terms
borderline schizophrenia
catatonic schizophrenia
disorganized schizophrenia
hebephrenic schizophrenia
latent schizophrenia
paranoid schizophrenia
paraphrenic schizophrenia
reactive schizophrenia
schizophrenic
Synonyms
dementia praecox
schizophrenic disorder
schizophrenic psychosis
Translations
trans-top|illness
Arabic: ا��صا� ا�ذ�ا��
Dutch: schizofrenie
Finnish: skitsofrenia
German: Schizophrenie f
Greek: Ï�Ï�ιζοÏ�Ï�Îνεια (skhizofrenia) f
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Portuguese: esquizofrenia- s.f.
Scottish Gaelic: sgoltadh-inntinn m
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trans-top|informal: condition in which disparate activities coexist
German: Schizophrenie f
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