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Krishaber's disease

Krishaber's disease noun: an anxiety disorder comprising symptoms of tachycardia, vertigo, and insomnia with no apparent physical cause; neurocirculatory asthenia.

Noun

Krishaber's disease (uncountable)

  1. An anxiety disorder comprising symptoms of tachycardia, vertigo, and insomnia with no apparent physical cause; neurocirculatory asthenia.
    • Dr. Berti has described two cases of what seems to be now called “Krishaber’s disease”, and is really chronic vertigo, gradually increasing in intensity, and not connected with anæmia, epilepsy, or affection of the internal ear or stomach.1877, J.A. Gasquet, “Italian Psychological Literature”, in Journal of Mental Science, volume 22, number 100, page 632

Origin of Krishaber's disease

Named after Hungarian-French physician Maurice Krishaber (1836-1883), who described the condition.

Questions about Krishaber's disease

What does Krishaber's disease mean?
Krishaber's disease means an anxiety disorder comprising symptoms of tachycardia, vertigo, and insomnia with no apparent physical cause; neurocirculatory asthenia.
What part of speech is Krishaber's disease?
Krishaber's disease is a noun.

Words near Krishaber's disease in the dictionary

  1. Kris Kringles
  2. Krisa
  3. krised
  4. krises
  5. Krish
  6. Krishaber's disease
  7. Krisher
  8. Krishers
  9. krishi
  10. Krishna
  11. Krishna Janmashtami

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