dementia pugilistica
noun
dementia pu·gi·lis·ti·ca
-ˌpyü-jə-ˈli-sti-kə
: chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Brain degeneration from repeated blows to the head has been known in boxers since the 1920s as dementia pugilistica, or punch-drunk syndrome.—Luna Shyr
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