English Explanatory Dictionary

dementia pugilistica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A neurodegenerative disease or dementia associated with repeated concussions, as in boxers.

Word forms

dementia pugilistica

Etymology

From Latin dementia pugilistica (“boxer's madness”).

Synonyms

punch drunk syndrome
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