organic brain syndrome
- noun
- /ɔrˈɡænɪk breɪn ˈsɪnˌdroʊm/
- Archaic
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síndrome orgánico cerebral
- The patient was a 15-year-old conduct-disordered female adolescent who developed an organic brain syndrome following an automobile accident in which her father died.
Examples
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Adults with organic brain syndromes, severe psychiatric disorders, or severe cognitive impairment have typically been considered to be incapable of meeting the cognitive demands of cochlear implant training.
Academic text (2005) -
Neuropsychiatric 12 to 21 psychosis, seizures, organic brain syndrome, transverse myelitis, cranial neuropathies, peripheral neuropathies.
Academic text (2017) -
After his stroke, he was diagnosed with organic brain syndrome, which affected his memory and behavior.
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Many patients with organic brain syndrome experience confusion and difficulty concentrating.
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The doctor explained that organic brain syndrome can result from injuries or diseases that harm brain function.
Synonyms
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5.0
A disease that affects the brain, spinal cord or nerves
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3.2
An illness that damages the brain and makes it work less well
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3.7
A health problem that harms the brain and how it works
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9.9
A disease of the brain that affects how it works
Antonyms
- Specialized
A condition that causes real symptoms without a clear physical cause
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Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'organic' (caused by physical/organ-level change) + 'brain' (the organ) + 'syndrome' (a set of symptoms) combine to mean a brain disorder caused by physical changes. This literal medical composition is predictable and matches cross-linguistic labelling patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Organic brain syndrome comes from doctors using the words organic, brain, and syndrome: organic means 'physical' or part of the body, brain is the organ, and syndrome is a 'group of symptoms'. So the phrase means a mental problem caused by a physical injury or disease of the brain.