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psychoses

psychoses is the plural of psychosis.

Meaning of psychosis

Noun

psychosis (countable and uncountable, plural psychoses)

  1. A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.
    • Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese[…]began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. The poisoning was irreversible, and soon ended in psychosis and death.2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884

Phrases with psychoses

Questions about psychoses

What is psychoses the plural of?
Psychoses is the plural of psychosis.

Words near psychoses in the dictionary

  1. psychosemiotic
  2. psychosemiotically
  3. psychosemiotics
  4. psychosensorial
  5. psychosensory
  6. psychoses
  7. psychosexological
  8. psychosexual
  9. psychosexual development
  10. psychosexualities
  11. psychosexuality

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