monomanía

  • 81Esquirol, Jean-Étienne-Dominique —    (1772–1840)    Founder of the French tradition of psychiatric nosology, Esquirol was born in Toulouse into a noble family his father was president of the chamber of commerce and began his medical studies there in 1792. In 1799, he went up to… …

    Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

  • 82mad point — The idea or object upon which a monomania, in any given case, is centered. Owing s Case (Md) 1 Bland Ch 370. See monomania …

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  • 83mon´o|ma|ni´a|cal|ly — mon|o|ma|ni|a|cal «MON uh muh NY uh kuhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with monomania. 2. characterized by monomania. –mon´o|ma|ni´a|cal|ly, adverb …

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  • 84mon|o|ma|ni|a|cal — «MON uh muh NY uh kuhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with monomania. 2. characterized by monomania. –mon´o|ma|ni´a|cal|ly, adverb …

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  • 85mon|o|ma|ni|a — «MON uh MAY nee uh», noun. 1. mental disorder in which a person is obsessed or controlled by a single idea or emotion: »In “Moby Dick,” Captain Ahab s pursuit of the white whale is an example of monomania. 2. an interest or tendency so strong and …

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  • 86мономания — (истор.; monomania: моно + мания) психоз, проявляющийся преимущественно одним видом психического расстройства, напр. бредом или слуховыми галлюцинациями …

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  • 87Alienation — Al ien*a tion, n. [F. ali[ e]nation, L. alienatio, fr. alienare, fr. alienare. See {Alienate}.] 1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another.… …

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  • 88Brain — (br[=a]n), n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, br[ae]gen; akin to LG. br[ a]gen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. bre gma, brechmo s, the upper part of head, if [beta] = [phi]. [root]95.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of soft matter… …

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  • 89Brain box — Brain Brain (br[=a]n), n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, br[ae]gen; akin to LG. br[ a]gen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. bre gma, brechmo s, the upper part of head, if [beta] = [phi]. [root]95.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of… …

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  • 90Brain case — Brain Brain (br[=a]n), n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, br[ae]gen; akin to LG. br[ a]gen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. bre gma, brechmo s, the upper part of head, if [beta] = [phi]. [root]95.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of… …

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