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Atavism is mental

Atavism mental (устар.; atavismus psychicus; lat. atavus – the remote ancestor) – atavism to which not only anatomic, but also mental signs are inherent; the term is entered by I. Lombroso for the purpose of an explanation of an origin of mental diseases and crime.

 
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