organic brain syndrome

noun

Definition of organic brain syndrome

: an acute or chronic mental dysfunction (such as Alzheimer's disease) resulting chiefly from physical changes in brain structure and characterized especially by impaired cognition

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about organic brain syndrome

Dictionary Entries near organic brain syndrome

organic brain syndrome

organic chemistry

organic mechanism

Statistics for organic brain syndrome

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for organic brain syndrome

The first known use of organic brain syndrome was in 1966

See more words from the same year

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for organic brain syndrome

organic brain syndrome

noun

Medical Definition of organic brain syndrome

: any acute or chronic mental dysfunction (as delirium or senile dementia) resulting chiefly from physical changes in brain structure and characterized especially by impaired cognition

— called also organic brain disorder, organic mental syndrome

Comments on organic brain syndrome

What made you want to look up organic brain syndrome? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

WORD OF THE DAY

vitiate

to make faulty or ineffective

Test Your Vocabulary

Find the Cousins

Which pair shares a common word ancestor?

How Strong Is Your Vocabulary?

Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!

TAKE THE QUIZ

SCRABBLE® Sprint

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games