Pfropfschizophrenie
dieNounschizophrenia superimposed on mental deficiency.
English translations
- 01
graft schizophrenia
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine seltene Form der Schizophrenie, die sich auf eine bestehende Persönlichkeitsstörung aufpfropft.
- English meaning
- Grafted schizophrenia, a rare form of schizophrenia that grafts onto an existing personality disorder.
- German example
- Die Diagnose lautete Pfropfschizophrenie aufgrund der vorbestehenden Persönlichkeitsstörung.
- English example
- The diagnosis was grafted schizophrenia due to the pre-existing personality disorder.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Pfropfschizophrenie
- Plural Form
- die Pfropfschizophrenien
Example sentences with “Pfropfschizophrenie”
Die Diagnose lautete Pfropfschizophrenie. (The diagnosis was schizophrenia superimposed on mental deficiency.)
Frequently asked questions
Is this a common medical term?
It is a highly specialized, somewhat dated psychiatric term used to describe schizophrenia occurring in someone with a pre-existing intellectual disability.