PSYCHOSIS

psychosis

(noun) any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

psychosis (countable and uncountable, plural psychoses)

(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

Source: Wiktionary


Psy*cho"sis, n. Etym: [NL. See Psycho-.]

1. Any vital action or activity. Mivart.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A disease of the mind; especially, a functional mental disorder, that is, one unattended with evident organic changes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MEGACOLON

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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