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dementia pugilistica

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: punch drunk syndrome

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: dementia pugilistica — dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers
  • German: chronisch-traumatische Enzephalopathie — dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers
  • German: CTE — dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers
  • German: Boxerenzephalopathie — dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers
  • Portuguese: demência pugilística — dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers
  • Romanian: demență pugilistică — dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers
  • Russian: энцефалопа́ти́я боксёров (encefalopátíja boksjórov) — dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers
  • Russian: травмати́ческая энцефалопа́ти́я боксёров (travmatíčeskaja encefalopátíja boksjórov) — dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers
  • Russian: деме́нция боксёров (deméncija boksjórov) — dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers
  • Spanish: demencia pugilística — dementia associated with repeated concussions in boxers