Pfropfschizophrenie

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Etymology

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From German Pfropfschizophrenie.

Noun

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Pfropfschizophrenie

  1. (psychiatry) Alternative letter-case form of pfropfschizophrenie (schizophrenia in individuals with premorbid cognitive impairment).

German

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Etymology

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Coined by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin in 1919, from Pfropf (graft) +‎ Schizophrenie (schizophrenia), literally grafted schizophrenia (as if schizophrenia is grafted upon preexisting weak-mindedness).

Noun

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Pfropfschizophrenie f (genitive Pfropfschizophrenie, plural Pfropfschizophrenien)

  1. (psychiatry) Pfropfschizophrenie: schizophrenia in individuals with premorbid cognitive impairment

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