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Definition of Asyndesis
1. Noun. (psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas. ¹
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Medical Definition of Asyndesis
1. 1. Rarely used term for a mental defect in which separate ideas or thoughts cannot be joined into a coherent concept. 2. A breaking up of the connecting links in language, said to be characteristic of the language disturbance of schizophrenics. Origin: G. A-priv. + syn, together, + desis, binding (05 Mar 2000)
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