tangentiality

n. a thought disturbance that is marked by oblique speech in which the person constantly digresses to irrelevant topics and fails to arrive at the main point. In extreme form, it is a manifestation of loosening of associations, a symptom frequently seen in schizophrenia or delirium. Compare circumstantiality.

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November 18th 2024

apoptosis

n. see programmed cell death. —apoptotic adj.