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Medical Term:

lunacy

Pronunciation: lū′nă-sē

Definition:

  1. An obsolete term for a form of insanity characterized by alternating lucid and insane periods, believed to be influenced by phases of the moon.
  2. Any form of insanity.
  3. Insanity as defined variously by law.

[L. luna, moon]

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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.

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