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excited delirium

excited delirium noun: a syndrome of psychomotor agitation with delirium and sweating, typically diagnosed post-mortem after dying while being detained by police.

Noun

excited delirium (uncountable)

  1. A syndrome of psychomotor agitation with delirium and sweating, typically diagnosed post-mortem after dying while being detained by police.

Synonyms of excited delirium

Questions about excited delirium

What does excited delirium mean?
Excited delirium means a syndrome of psychomotor agitation with delirium and sweating, typically diagnosed post-mortem after dying while being detained by police.
What part of speech is excited delirium?
Excited delirium is a noun.

Words near excited delirium in the dictionary

  1. excitatory
  2. excite
  3. exciteable
  4. exciteableness
  5. excited
  6. excited delirium
  7. excited state
  8. excited states
  9. Excited States of America
  10. excitedly
  11. excitedness

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