dementia par|a|lyt|i|ca

dementia par|a|lyt|i|ca
dementia par|a|lyt|i|ca «PAR uh LIHT uh kuh»,
paresis, a disorder resulting from chronic syphilitic infection of the brain, characterized by progressive moral and intellectual deterioration, and often by delusions of grandeur.
[< New Latin dementia paralytica paralytic dementia]

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  • dementia paralytica — dementia par·a·lyt·i·ca .par ə lit i kə n, pl de·men·ti·ae par·a·lyt·i·cae di men chē .ē .par ə lit i .sē GENERAL PARESIS …   Medical dictionary

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