dementia pugilistica
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin dementia pugilistica (“boxer's madness”).
Noun[edit]
dementia pugilistica (uncountable)
- (medicine, neurology, pathology) A neurodegenerative disease or dementia associated with repeated concussions, as in boxers.
- Synonym: punch drunk syndrome
Translations[edit]
dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers
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Further reading[edit]
- dementia pugilistica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia