DELIRIUM METABOLICUM
\dɪlˈɪɹi͡əm mətˈabəlˌɪkəm], \dɪlˈɪɹiəm mətˈabəlˌɪkəm], \d_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_ɹ_iə_m m_ə_t_ˈa_b_ə_l_ˌɪ_k_ə_m]\
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D. in which the patient believes that the persons and objects about him are not represented in their real characters, that they are placed there to watch him, and that he himself does not bear his real name. This form of d. may occur in maniacal excitement or in depressive d. of persecution.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
