| VIC | vasoinhibitory center; visual communication therapy; voice intensity control |
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| VOT | voice onset time |
| V/Q | ventilation-perfusion; voice quality |
| ASDC | Association of Sleep Disorders Centers; 미국 수면 질환 센터 협회 |
| DIMS | Disorders of Initiating & Maintaining Sleep; 입면장애 및 수면 유지 장애; 불면증 |
| CAMDEX | Cambridge Mental Disorders of the Elderly Examination |
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| CMPD | Chronic myeloproliferative disorders |
| CDG | Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation |
| CTD | Cumulative Trauma Disorders |
| DSM III-R | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Third Edition Revised |
| psychogenic polydipsia | Excessive fluid consumption resulting from a disorder of the personality, without demonstrable organic lesion. Synonym: hysterical polydipsia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| psychogenic purpura | <syndrome> A condition, usually occurring in women, in which the individual bruises easily (purpura simplex) and the ecchymoses tend to enlarge and involve adjacent tissues, resulting in pain in the affected parts; so-called because similar lesions are produced by inoculation of the individual's blood or various components of red blood cells and it is thought to be a form of localised autosensitization, although no specific antibodies have been demonstrable; in some individuals, there seems to be a psychogenic mechanism. Synonym: Gardner-Diamond syndrome, psychogenic purpura. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic seizure | A clinical spell that resembles an epileptic seizure, but is not due to epilepsy. The EEG is normal during an attack, and the behaviour is often related to psychiatric disturbance, such as a conversion disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic torticollis | Spasmodic contractions of the neck muscles, of psychosomatic origin. See: spasmodic torticollis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic tremor | Usually a coarse, irregular tremor, limited to one limb. Synonym: psychogenic tremor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic vomiting | Vomiting associated with emotional distress and anxiety. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epigastric voice | The delusion of a voice proceeding from the epigastrium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eunuchoid voice | High pitched voice in the adult male resembling the voice of an immature boy; usually functional in origin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lombard voice-reflex test | The observation of fluctuations in the intensity of a patient's voice when a masking noise is increased or decreased; a test useful in assessing functional hearing loss. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adjustment disorders | Maladaptive reactions to identifiable psychosocial stressors occurring within a short time after onset of the stressor. They are manifested by either impairment in social or occupational functioning or by symptoms (depression, anxiety, etc.) that are in excess of a normal and expected reaction to the stressor. (12 Dec 1998) |
| affective disorders | A class of mental disorder's characterised by a disturbance in mood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| affective disorders, psychotic | Disorders in which the essential feature is a severe disturbance in mood (depression, anxiety, elation, and excitement) accompanied by psychotic symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, gross impairment in reality testing, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alcohol-related disorders | Mental disorders related or resulting from abuse or mis-use of alcohol. (12 Dec 1998) |
| amphetamine-related disorders | Disorders related or resulting from use of amphetamines. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anxiety disorders | Disorders in which anxiety (persistent feelings of apprehension, tension, or uneasiness) is the predominant disturbance. (12 Dec 1998) |