Renfield's syndrome

noun

clinical vampirism; a condition where a person feels compelled to drink blood

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Meanings

nounRenfield's syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineclinical vampirism; a condition where a person feels compelled to drink blood

Origin

Named after Dracula's assistant in the 1897 novel by Bram Stoker.

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APA

Renfield's syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Renfield's%20syndrome

MLA

“Renfield's syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Renfield's%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Renfield's syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Renfield's%20syndrome.

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