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psy⋅cho⋅sis
[sahy-koh-sis] 
sɪs
–noun, plural -ses [-seez] .
[-seez] . | 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) 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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| 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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