- morbid impulse
- мед.фраз. болезненное влечение
Англо-русский медицинский словарь. 2012.
morbid impulse
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impulse — 1. A sudden pushing or driving force. 2. A sudden, often unreasoning, determination to perform some act. 3. The action potential of a nerve fiber. [L. im pello, pp. pulsus, to push against, impel (inp )] apex i. conventionally the lowermost,… … Medical dictionary
pharmacomania — Morbid impulse to take drugs. [pharmaco + G. mania, frenzy] * * * n. an abnormal desire for taking medicines. * * * phar·ma·co·ma·nia (fahr″mə ko maґne ə) [pharmaco + mania] uncontrollable desire to take or to administer medicines … Medical dictionary
pyromania — A morbid impulse to set fires. SYN: incendiarism. [pyro + G. mania, frenzy] * * * py·ro·ma·nia .pī rō mā nē ə, nyə n an irresistible impulse to start fires py·ro·ma·ni·a·cal mə nī ə kəl adj * * * n. an excessively strong impulse to set thing … Medical dictionary
arithmomania — A morbid impulse to count. [G. arithmeo, to count, fr. arithmos, number, + mania, madness] * * * arith·mo·ma·nia ə .rith mō mā nē ə, nyə n a morbid compulsion to count objects * * * arith·mo·ma·nia (ə rith″mo maґne ə … Medical dictionary
poriomania — A morbid impulse to wander or journey away from home. [G. poreia, a journey, + mania, frenzy] * * * po·rio·ma·nia (por″e o maґne ə) [Gr. poreia walking + mania] an irresistible impulse to travel, run away, or wander off … Medical dictionary
Tic — A repetitive movement that is difficult, if not impossible, to control. Tics can affect any group of muscles. The most common are facial tics, such as eye blinking, nose twitching, or grimacing. Tics that affect the muscles used to produce speech … Medical dictionary
-mania — An abnormal love for, or morbid impulse toward, some specific object, place, or action. [G. frenzy] * * * suffix denoting obsession, compulsion, or exaggerated feeling for. Example: pyromania (for starting fires). * * * a word termination… … Medical dictionary
philomimesia — Rarely used term for a morbid impulse to imitate or mimic. [philo + G. mimesis, imitation] … Medical dictionary
planomania — A rarely used term for the morbid impulse to leave home and discard social restraints. [G. planos, wandering, + mania, frenzy] … Medical dictionary
pseudomania — 1. A factitious mental disorder. 2. A mental disorder in which the patient falsely claims to have committed a crime. 3. Generally, the morbid impulse to falsify or lie, as in pseudologia. * * * pseu·do·ma·nia (soo″do maґne ə) [pseudo … Medical dictionary
dirt-eating — dirtˈ eating noun 1. A practice of eating clay as among various primitive peoples 2. A morbid impulse to eat dirt • • • Main Entry: ↑dirt … Useful english dictionary
