morbid and purposeless repetition of certain words
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Constant repetition of meaningless words or phrases; seen in schizophrenia. ... Synonym: catalogia, cataphasia, oral stereotypy. ... Origin: L. Verbum, word, + gero, to carry about ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(vәr-bij″әr-a´shәn) stereotypy in speech; stereotyped and meaningless repetition of words and phrases, as seen in some cases of schizophrenia; see also perseveration and logorrhea. Called also cataphasia.
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Stereotyped and seemingly meaningless repetition of words or sentences.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ver-bij′ĕr-ā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Constant repetition of meaningless words or phrases; seen in schizophrenia. Synonyms: oral stereotypy
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verbigeration 1. The habit of frequently repeating favorite words or expressions. 2. The obsessive repetition of meaningless words and phrases. 3. In psychiatry, a manifestation of stereotypy, consisting of the morbid repetition of words, phrases, or sentences; also called cataphasia or autoecholalia. A patient with the catatonic form of schizophr...
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