Etymology

Cotard's syndrome

Today it 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. Full definition →

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The story

Named after French neurologist Jules Cotard.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.