Acataleptic


an ancient skeptical view that no more than probable knowledge is available to human beings.
historical examples

there are in both three series of iambuses—the dimeter, the cataleptic trimeter, and the acataleptic.
myth and science t-to vignoli

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    acataphasia acataphasia a·cat·a·pha·si·a (ā-kāt’ə-fā’zē-ə, -zhə) n. loss of the power to formulate a statement correctly. historical examples agrammatism in child-language always appears in company with acataphasia, often also in insane persons. the mind of the child, part ii w. preyer

  • Acatamathesia

    acatamathesia acatamathesia a·cat·a·ma·the·si·a (ā-kāt’ə-mə-thē’zē-ə, -zhə) n. loss of the faculty of understanding.

  • Acathexia

    acathexia acathexia ac·a·thex·i·a (āk’ə-thěk’sē-ə) n. an abnormal loss of bodily secretions. ac’a·thec’tic (-thěk’tĭk) adj.

  • Acathexis

    acathexis acathexis ac·a·thex·is (āk’ə-thěk’sĭs) n. a mental disorder in which certain objects or ideas fail to elicit an emotional response in the individual.

  • Acathisia

    acathisia acathisia ac·a·this·i·a (āk’ə-thĭz’ē-ə) n. variant of akathisia.


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