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taraxein and hallucinations — The name taraxein comes from the Greek verb tarassein, which means to confuse, to disturb. It was introduced in or shortly before 1957 by the American psychiatrist and neurologist Robert Galbraith Heath (1915 1999) and his team at Tulane… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
taraxein — ta·rax·e·in … English syllables
taraxein — təˈraksēə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: Greek taraxis confusion (from tarassein to trouble, confuse) + English ein (as in protein); akin to Greek thrassein, thrattein to trouble, disturb more at dark : a substance isolable from the blood of… … Useful english dictionary
ta|rax|ein — «tuh RAK seen, see ihn», noun. a protein substance extracted from the blood serum of schizophrenic persons: »Taraxein…causes symptoms similar to schizophrenia when injected into normal volunteers (Time). ╂[< Greek tarax confusion (<… … Useful english dictionary
