Cotard's syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after French neurologist Jules Cotard.

Proper noun

Cotard 's syndrome

(psychiatry) A rare mental disorder in which the patient believes he or she is dead (figuratively or literally), does not exist, or has lost parts of the body.

Synonyms

Cotard delusion

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