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psy·cho·sis 
[sahy-koh-sis] Pronunciation Key
[sahy-koh-sis] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ses
[-seez] Pronunciation Key.
[-seez] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality. |
| 2. | any severe form of mental disorder, as schizophrenia or paranoia. |
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| psy·cho·sis
(sī-kō'sĭs) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. psy·cho·ses (-sēz) A severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration of normal social functioning. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
psychosis
psychosis
1847, "mental derangement," from Gk. psykhe- "mind" (see psyche) + Mod.L. -osis "abnormal condition." Gk. psykhosis meant "animation, principle of life."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| psychosis | |
noun | |
| any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| psychosis
(sī-kō'sĭs) Pronunciation Key
Plural psychoses (sī-kō'sēz)
A mental state caused by psychiatric or organic illness, characterized by a loss of contact with reality and an inability to think rationally. A psychotic person often behaves inappropriately and is incapable of normal social functioning.
psychotic adjective (sī-kŏt'ĭk)
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
psychosis [(seye-koh-sis)]
psychosis [(seye-koh-sis)]
A severe mental disorder, more serious than neurosis, characterized by disorganized thought processes, disorientation in time and space, hallucinations, and delusions. Paranoia, manic depression, megalomania, and schizophrenia are all psychoses. One who suffers from psychosis is psychotic.
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
psychosis psy·cho·sis (sī-kō'sĭs)
n. pl. psy·cho·ses (-sēz)
A severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration of normal social functioning.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Psychosis
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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