(psychiatry) a
major mental disorder typically characterized by a
separation of the
thought processes and the emotions, a distortion of
reality accompanied by
delusions and
hallucinations, a fragmentation of the
personality,
motor (involving muscular
movement) disturbances,
bizarre behavior, etc. The
word schizophrenia comes from Greek, meaning split
mind.
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