Pick's disease

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noun

variants also Pick disease
ˈpik-
: a dementia marked by progressive impairment of intellect and judgment and transitory aphasia, caused by progressive atrophic changes of the cerebral cortex, and usually commencing in late middle age

Pick's disease

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noun

: pericarditis with adherent pericardium resulting in circulatory disturbances with edema and ascites

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“Pick's disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Pick%27s%20disease. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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