About The Word Psychosis
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Psychosis
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What's The Definition Of Psychosis?
[n] any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
Synonyms | Synonyms for Psychosis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Psychosis: See Also | blue devils | delirium tremens | dementia praecox | DTs | mental disease | mental illness | paranoia | psychopathy | schizophrenia | schizophrenic disorder | schizophrenic psychosis Psychosis In Webster's Dictionary \Psy*cho"sis\, n. [NL. See {Psycho-}.]
1. Any vital action or activity. --Mivart.
2. (Med.) A disease of the mind; especially, a functional
mental disorder, that is, one unattended with evident
organic changes.
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