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Cotard's syndrome

/kʰəˈtʰɑɹdz sɪndɹəm/

Cotard's syndrome proper noun: a rare mental disorder in which the patient believes he or she is dead (figuratively or literally), does not exist, or has lost parts of the body.

Proper noun

Cotard's syndrome

  1. A rare mental disorder in which the patient believes he or she is dead (figuratively or literally), does not exist, or has lost parts of the body.
    Synonyms:
    Cotard delusion

Synonyms of Cotard's syndrome

Origin of Cotard's syndrome

Named after French neurologist Jules Cotard.

Questions about Cotard's syndrome

What does Cotard's syndrome mean?
Cotard's syndrome means a rare mental disorder in which the patient believes he or she is dead (figuratively or literally), does not exist, or has lost parts of the body.
What part of speech is Cotard's syndrome?
Cotard's syndrome is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cotard's syndrome?
Cotard's syndrome is pronounced /kʰəˈtʰɑɹdz sɪndɹəm/ (US).

Words near Cotard's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Cotai
  2. cotangent
  3. cotangents
  4. Cotard
  5. Cotard delusion
  6. Cotard's syndrome
  7. Cotards
  8. cotargeting
  9. cotarii
  10. cotarius
  11. cotarnine

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