Dermatozoenwahn
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Dermatozoenwahn.
Noun
[edit]Dermatozoenwahn (plural Dermatozoenwahns)
- (psychiatry) Delusional parasitosis (delusional disorder in which individuals incorrectly believe they are infested with parasites, insects, or bugs).
German
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”) + German Wahn (“delusion”), coined by Swedish neurologist Karl-Axel Ekbom in 1938.
Noun
[edit]Dermatozoenwahn m (strong, genitive Dermatozoenwahnes or Dermatozoenwahns, plural Dermatozoenwahne)
- (psychiatry) Delusional parasitosis (delusional disorder in which individuals incorrectly believe they are infested with parasites, insects, or bugs).
Declension
[edit]Declension of Dermatozoenwahn [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Dermatozoenwahn | die | Dermatozoenwahne |
| genitive | eines | des | Dermatozoenwahnes, Dermatozoenwahns | der | Dermatozoenwahne |
| dative | einem | dem | Dermatozoenwahn, Dermatozoenwahne1 | den | Dermatozoenwahnen |
| accusative | einen | den | Dermatozoenwahn | die | Dermatozoenwahne |
1Now rare, see notes.