Medical Dictionary
punch–drunk
adj \ˈpənch-ˌdrəŋk\
Medical Definition of PUNCH-DRUNK
: suffering from cerebral injury usually resulting from minute brain hemorrhages caused by repeated head blows received in boxing and marked especially by mental confusion, incoordination, and slurred speech
—punch–drunk·en·ness \-ˌdrəŋ-kən-nəs\ noun
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