dementia pugilistica

English

Etymology

From Latin dementia pugilistica (“boxer's madness”).

Noun

dementia pugilistica (uncountable)

1. (medicine, neurology, pathology) A neurodegenerative disease or dementia associated with repeated concussions, as in boxers.

   Synonym: punch drunk syndrome

Translations

dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers

• Finnish: dementia pugilistica
• German: chronisch-traumatische Enzephalopathie f, CTE, Boxerenzephalopathie f (dated)
• Portuguese: demência pugilística f
• Romanian: demență pugilistică f
• Russian: энцефалопа́ти́я боксёров f (encefalopátíja boksjórov), травмати́ческая энцефалопа́ти́я боксёров f (travmatíčeskaja encefalopátíja boksjórov), деме́нция боксёров f (deméncija boksjórov)
• Spanish: demencia pugilística f

Further reading

• dementia pugilistica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia