dementia pugilistica
noun
dementia pu·gi·lis·ti·ca
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Definition of dementia pugilistica
: chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Brain degeneration from repeated blows to the head has been known in boxers since the 1920s as dementia pugilistica, or punch-drunk syndrome.— Luna Shyr
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dementia pugilistica
noun
dementia pu·gi·lis·ti·ca
| \ -ˌpyü-jə-ˈlis-tə-kə
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Medical Definition of dementia pugilistica
: chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Brain degeneration from repeated blows to the head has been known in boxers since the 1920s as dementia pugilistica, or punch-drunk syndrome.— Luna Shyr, National Geographic, February 2011