tangential

1. of, being, relating to, or in the direction of a tangent

2. Astronomy (of velocity) in a direction perpendicular to the line of sight of a celestial object

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Based on DSM-V criteria, the patient was diagnosed with psychotic disorder due to another medical condition having presented with auditory hallucination, paranoid delusion, and disorganized speech (tangentiality and circumstantiality).

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