sluggish schizophrenia

noun

A diagnostic category used in Soviet Russia to describe a supposedly slowly progressive form of schizophrenia affecting minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic individuals.

Meanings

nounsluggish schizophrenia (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablemedicineA diagnostic category used in Soviet Russia to describe a supposedly slowly progressive form of schizophrenia affecting minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic individuals.

Translations

French schizophrénie torpide
  • schizophrénie torpidesupposed illness
Russian вялотеку́щая шизофрени́я
  • вялотеку́щая шизофрени́я (vjalotekúščaja šizofreníja)supposed illness
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