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marl(encyclopedia)
marl(4)(dictionary)
marl(6)(dictionary)
marl(5)(dictionary)

Ganser's syndrome (medicine) and marl(4) (iou)


Ganser's syndrome (medicine)


Ganser's syndrome
<syndrome> A psychotic-like condition, without the symptoms and signs of a traditional psychosis, occurring typically in prisoners who feign insanity; e.g., such a person, when asked to multiply 6 by 4, will give 23 as the answer, or he will call a key a lock.

See: malingering, factitious disorder.

Synonym: nonsense syndrome, syndrome of approximate relevant answers, syndrome of deviously relevant answers.


marl(4) (iou)



marl verb1 trans. [mɑ:l] ME.
[from MARL noun1.]
Apply marl to (land); fertilize (as) with marl; fig. (arch.) enrich.
marler noun now dial. a person who digs or spreads marl ME.