| SPS | scapuloperoneal syndrome; shoulder pain and stiffness; simple partial seizures; slow-progressive sch... |
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| SS | disulfide; sacrosciatic; saline soak; saline solution; saliva sample; saliva substitute; Salmonella-... |
| SSDBS | symptom schedule for the diagnosis of borderline schizophrenia |
| Sz | seizure; schizophrenia |
| CAPD | Continous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis |
| psychosis, schizophrenia | The most chronic and disabling of the major mental illnesses. Schizophrenia may be one disorder, or it may be many disorders, with different causes. Because of the disorder's complexity, few generalisations hold true for all people who are diagnosed as schizophrenic. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| simple schizophrenia | Schizophrenia characterised by withdrawal, apathy, indifference, and impoverishment of human relationships without overt psychotic features. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disorganised schizophrenia | A severe form of schizophrenia characterised by the predominance of incoherence, blunted, inappropriate or silly affect, and the absence of systematised delusions. Synonym: hebephrenic schizophrenia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent schizophrenia | A preexisting susceptibility for developing overt schizophrenia under strong emotional stress. (05 Mar 2000) |