Korsakoff's psychosis

noun

Synonym of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndromealcoholic dementiaalcohol amnestic disorderKorsakoff's syndromeKorsakov's psychosisKorsakov's syndromepolyneuritic psychosis
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Meanings

nounKorsakoff's psychosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

    Synonyms: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

More synonyms by meaning

noundementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact

Similar
alcoholic dementiaalcohol amnestic disorderKorsakoff's syndromeKorsakov's psychosisKorsakov's syndromepolyneuritic psychosis
Broader
dementiadementedness
Also see
korsakoff's syndromewernicke-korsakoff syndrome

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