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schiz⋅o⋅phre⋅ni⋅a

  [skit-suh-free-nee-uh, -freen-yuh]
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–noun
1. Psychiatry. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
2. a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements.
Origin:
1910–15; schizo- + -phrenia

Related forms:
schiz⋅o⋅phren⋅ic  [skit-suh-fren-ik] , adjective, noun
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schiz·o·phren·ic   (skĭt'sə-frěn'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or affected with schizophrenia.
  2. Of, relating to, or characterized by the coexistence of disparate or antagonistic elements.
n.  One who is affected with schizophrenia.
schiz'o·phren'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: 1schizo·phren·ic
Pronunciation: -'fren-ik
Function: adjective
: relating to, characteristic of, or affected withschizophrenia <schizophrenic behavior> <schizophrenic patients>

Main Entry: 2schizophrenic
Function: noun
: an individual affected with schizophrenia called also schizo, schizophrene
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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schizophrenic schiz·o·phren·ic (skĭt'sə-frěn'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or affected by schizophrenia. n.
One who is affected with schizophrenia.

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