| emotion | A strong feeling, aroused mental state, or intense state of drive or unrest directed toward a definite object and evidenced in both behaviour and in psychologic changes, with accompanying autonomic nervous system manifestations. Origin: L. E-moveo, pp. -motus, to move out, agitate (05 Mar 2000) |
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| emotional | Pertaining to the emotions. (18 Nov 1997) |
| emotional age | A measure of emotional maturity by comparison with average emotional development. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotional amenorrhoea | Amenorrhoea caused by a strong emotional disturbance, e.g., fright, grief. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotional amnesia | A numbness of feeling and emotion whose aetiology is psychological. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotional attitudes | Attitudes expressive of any of the great passions; e.g., anger, lust. Synonym: emotional attitudes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotional deprivation | Lack of adequate and appropriate interpersonal or environmental experiences, or both, usually in the early developmental years. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotional disease | See: mental illness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotional disorder | See: mental illness, behaviour disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotional disturbance | See: mental illness, behaviour disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotional leukocytosis | An abnormally high white blood cell count that is thought to be related only to an emotional disturbance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotional overlay | The emotional or psychological concomitant of an organic disability. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotions | Those affective states which can be experienced and have arousing and motivational properties. (12 Dec 1998) |
| emotiovascular | Relating to the vascular changes, such as pallor and blushing, caused by emotions of various kinds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emp | <abbreviation> L. Ex modo praescripto, in the manner prescribed. (05 Mar 2000) |