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   tangentiality
   A disturbance in the associative thought process in which one tends to digress readily from one topic under discussion to other topics which arise in the course of associations; observed in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and certain types of organic brain disorders. ... Compare: circumstantialit...
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   tangentiality
   (tan-jen″she-al´ĭ-te) a pattern of speech characterized by oblique, digressive, or irrelevant replies to questions; the responses never approach the point of the questions. It differs from circumstantiality, in which the responder eventually reaches the point.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
   
   
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   tangentiality
   Type: Term Pronunciation: tan-jen′shē-al′i-tē Definitions: 1. A disturbance in the associative thought process in which one tends to digress readily from one topic under discussion to other topics that arise in the course of associations; observed in bipolar disorder and schizo...
   Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=89653
   
   
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   Tangentiality
   Tangentiality as a medical symptom is a physical symptom observed in speech that tends to occur in situations where a person is experiencing high anxiety, as a manifestation of the psychosis known as schizophrenia, in dementia or in states of delirium. ==Definition== The term refers simplistically ...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangentiality
   
   

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