1) Everyday German medical term 2) Familiar German medical term 3) German medical term 4) Prevalent German medical term
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Witzelsucht (from the German witzeln, meaning to joke or wisecrack, and sucht, meaning addiction or yearning) is a set of rare neurological symptoms characterized by a tendency to make puns, or tell inappropriate jokes or pointless stories in socially inappropriate situations. A less common symptom is hypersexuality, the tendency to make sexual co...
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A morbid tendency to pun, make poor jokes, and tell pointless stories, while being oneself inordinately entertained thereby. ... Origin: Ger. Witzeln, to affect wit, + Sucht, mania ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(vit´sel-zldbomackt) a mental condition marked by the making of poor jokes and puns and the telling of pointless stories at which the speaker is intensely amused; a condition characteristic of frontal lobe lesions.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: vit′sĕl-zŭkht Definitions: 1. Excessive and abnormal joviality, with a morbid tendency to pun, make poor jokes, and tell pointless stories; seen particularly in patients with frontal lobe syndromes.
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