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neologism /ne·ol·o·gism/ (ne-ol´ah-jizm) a newly coined word; in psychiatry, a new word whose meaning may be known only to the patient using it.

ne·ol·o·gism (n

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A meaningless word used by a psychotic.

neologism

[nē·ol′əjiz′əm]

Etymology: Gk, neos + logos, word

1 a word or term newly coined or used with a new meaning.

2 (in psychiatry) a word coined by a psychotic or delirious patient that is meaningful only to the patient.

neologism [ne-ol´o-jizm]

a newly coined word; in psychiatry, a word whose meaning may be known only to the patient using it; see also word salad.

neologism

Neurology/psychiatry A word created by a Pt with a mental disorder or dementia, which includes new usages for standard words and ad hoc substitutes for names forgotten by a Pt; neologisms are created by Pts with schizophrenia and organic mental disorders

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neologism (redirected from Word-coinage)

neologism
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