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Dermatozoenwahn
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English
Etymology
From en de Dermatozoenwahn.
Noun
en psychiatry Delusional parasitosis delusional disorder in which individuals incorrectly believe they are infested with parasites, insects, or bugs.
German
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Etymology
From de grc δέρμα skin + de grc ζῷον animal + German de Wahn delusion, coined by Swedish neurologist Karl-Axel Ekbom in 1938.
Noun
m,(e)s
de psychiatry Delusional parasitosis delusional disorder in which individuals incorrectly believe they are infested with parasites, insects, or bugs.
Declension
m,(e)s