chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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Definitions of chronic traumatic encephalopathy words

noun chronic traumatic encephalopathy a progressive degenerative neurological disease caused by repeated cerebral concussion or milder traumatic brain injury and characterized by memory loss, behavioral disturbances, speech problems, slowed movement, etc. The disease was first identified in boxers. Abbreviation: CTE. 1
noun chronic traumatic encephalopathy (pathology, neurology) a form of traumatic brain injury; it is a progressive degenerative disease found in individuals who have been subjected to multiple concussions and other forms of head injury. 0

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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