Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

general paresis of the insane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: gen-er-al -pare-sis of the in-sane
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neuropsychiatric disorder caused by late-stage syphilis, and characterized by fatigue, headaches, insomnia, personality changes, delusions, etc.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"General paresis was described in 1822 by Antoine Laurent Bayle (1799–1858)."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

general paresis (alternative) GPI (alternative)

Synonyms

general paralysis of the insane paralytic dementia

Questions

What does general paresis of the insane mean?: A neuropsychiatric disorder caused by late-stage syphilis, and characterized by fatigue, headaches, insomnia, personality changes, delusions, etc.

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