| JP drain | The original suction drain. The drain itself is inside the body. It is made of Teflon and has multip... |
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| BCM | B-cell maturation; birth control medication; blood-clotting mechanism effects; body cell mass; body ... |
| BW | bacteriological warfare; bed wetting; below waist; biological warfare; biological weapon; birth weig... |
| CB | Bachelor of Surgery [Lat. Chirurgiae Baccalaureus]; calcium blocker; carbenicillin; carotid body; ch... |
| CBT | carotid body tumor; cognitive behavioral treatment/therapy; computed body tomography |
| vasomotor neurosis | A group of trophic disorders in which pathological changes occur in blood vessels, often due to autonomic nervous system dysfunction; includes Raynaud's disease, acrocyanosis, erythromelalgia, Buerger's disease, causalgia, and trench foot; archaic concept. Synonym: angioneurosis, vasoneurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pension neurosis | A type of compensation neurosis, motivated by the desire for premature retirement on pension. (05 Mar 2000) |
| character neurosis | A subclass of personality disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |
| military neurosis | A stress condition or mental disorder induced by conditions existing in warfare. See: battle fatigue. Synonym: battle neurosis, military neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| war neurosis | A stress condition or mental disorder induced by conditions existing in warfare. See: battle fatigue. Synonym: battle neurosis, military neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| combat neurosis | See: war neurosis, battle fatigue, posttraumatic stress disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compensation neurosis | The development of symptoms of neurosis believed to be motivated by the desire for, and hope of, monetary or interpersonal gain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compulsive neurosis | A disorder characterised by the persistent and repetitive intrusion of unwanted thoughts, urges, or actions that the individual is unable to prevent; the compulsive thoughts may consist of single words, ideas, or ruminations often perceived by the sufferer as nonsensical; the repetitive urges or actions vary from simple movements to complex rituals; anxiety or distress is the underlying emotion or drive state, and the ritualistic behaviour is a learned method of reducing the anxiety. Synonym: compulsive neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conversion hysteria neurosis | Hysteria characterised by the substitution, through psychic transformation, of physical signs or symptoms for anxiety; generally restricted to such major symptoms as blindness, deafness, and paralysis, or lesser ones such as blurred vision and numbness. Synonym: conversion hysteria neurosis, conversion neurosis, conversion reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conversion neurosis | Hysteria characterised by the substitution, through psychic transformation, of physical signs or symptoms for anxiety; generally restricted to such major symptoms as blindness, deafness, and paralysis, or lesser ones such as blurred vision and numbness. Synonym: conversion hysteria neurosis, conversion neurosis, conversion reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postconcussion neurosis | A type of traumatic neurosis following a cerebral concussion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posttraumatic neurosis | Any functional nervous disorder following an accident or injury. See: posttraumatic stress disorder. Synonym: accident neurosis, posttraumatic neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypochondriacal neurosis | <psychiatry> A mental disorder characterised by a preoccupation with bodily functions and the interpretation of normal sensations (such as heart beats, sweating, peristaltic action and bowel movements) or minor abnormalities (such as a runny nose, minor aches and pains or slightly swollen lymph nodes) as indications of highly disturbing problems needing medical attention. Negative results of diagnostic evaluations and reassurance by physicians only increase the patients anxious concern about his health and the patient continues to seek medical attention. It was thought by the ancients to be due to disturbed function of the organs of the upper abdomen. Synonym: hypochondriacal neurosis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| hysterical neurosis | <psychiatry> A conversion of emotional stress or mental disturbance into a physical symptom. Examples include paralysis, blindness, inability to speak or another sudden debilitating problem for no reason evident through testing. (27 Sep 1997) |
| neurosis | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Nerve. <medicine> A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |