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Stage 1 of 3
schizein
Greek · ancient
"to split"
to split, combined with phren (mind)
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Stage 2 of 3
Schizophrenie
German · 1908
"split mind"
coined by psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler from Greek schizein (to split) and phren (mind)
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Stage 3 of 3
schizophrenia
English · 1912
"a psychiatric disorder affecting thought and perception"
adopted from German for the psychiatric disorder
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