schizophrenia

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First attested 1910, from New Latin, from German Schizophrenie, coined by Eugen Bleuler, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhizō, I tear, split, cut) + φρήν (phrēn, mind, brain, diaphragm).

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  • AHD: [skĭt′səfrēnēə], [skĭt′səfrĕnēə] or [skĭzəfrēnēə]
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schizophrenia (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior, thinking, and emotion.
  2. (informal) Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist.

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