PARAPHRENIC SCHIZOPHRENIA
\pˌaɹəfɹˈɛnɪk skˌɪtsəfɹˈiːni͡ə], \pˌaɹəfɹˈɛnɪk skˌɪtsəfɹˈiːniə], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_f_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_k s_k_ˌɪ_t_s_ə_f_ɹ_ˈiː_n_iə]\
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a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
Nearby Words
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- paraphyses
- paraphysis
- paraphyte