dysesthesias definition
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- dysesthesia in Medicine. dysesthesia dys·es·the·sia (dĭs'ĭs-thē'zhə) n. Impairment of sensation, especially that of touch. A condition in which an unpleasant sensation is produced by ordinary stimuli.
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dysesthesia [dis′esthē′zhə] a common effect of spinal cord injury characterized by sensations of numbness, tingling, burning, or pain felt below the level of the lesion. It may also follow a dermatome distribution of a spinal nerve, as in the pain of shingles. Also spelled dysaesthesia.
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- Spasmodic dysphonia. Spasmodic dysphonia (or laryngeal dystonia) is a voice disorder characterized by involuntary movements or spasms of one or more muscles of the larynx (vocal folds or voice box) during speech. Contents.
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- Medical Definition of dysarthrosis. plural. dysarthroses. \-ˌsēz\play. 1: a condition of reduced joint motion due to deformity, dislocation, or disease. 2: dysarthria.
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âDysfunctionalâ vs. âdisfunctionalâ [duplicate] From WordReference.com on Dysfunction vs. Disfunction: dys- is a Greek prefix meaning bad, abnormal, difficult, or impaired. dis- is a Latin prefix with none of the above meanings. dys- has the right meaning, but function is a Latin word.
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The Facts on Dyspareunia (Painful Intercourse) What Is Dyspareunia? Dyspareunia is pain that occurs only (or primarily) during sexual intercourse. It is not a disease but rather a symptom of an underlying physical or psychological disorder. The pain, which can be mild or severe, may occur in the genitals, the pelvic region or the lower back.
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- Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: In psychoanalysis, cathexis is defined as the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea. U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:
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dysphoria An emotional state characterized by anxiety, depression, or unease. [New Latin, from Greek dusphoriā, distress, from dusphoros, hard to bear : dus-, dys- + -phoros, -phorous.] dys·phor′ic (-fôr′ĭk) adj.
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melancholy dysphoria. A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits: blues, dejection, depression, despondence, despondency, doldrums, dolefulness, downheartedness, dumps, funk, gloom, glumness, heavy-heartedness, melancholy, mope (used in plural), mournfulness, sadness, unhappiness.
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- Medical Definition of Spasmodic dysphonia. Spasmodic dysphonia: A disorder that involves the muscles of the throat that control speech. Spasmodic dysphonia causes strained and difficult speaking or breathy and effortful speech. Also known as spastic dysphonia, laryngeal dystonia, adductor spasmodic dysphonia, and abductor spasmodic dysphonia.
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cathexis Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. cathexis. in psychiatry, conscious or unconscious investment of psychic energy in a person, idea, or any other object. adj., adj cathec´tic. ca·thex·is. A conscious or unconscious attachment of psychic energy to an idea, object, or person. cathexis. cathexis. the conscious or unconscious attachment of emotional feeling and importance to a specific idea, person, or object. cathectic, adj.
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- Dysphoria is generally characterized as an unpleasant or uncomfortable emotion such as sadness (depressed mood), anxiety, irritability or restlessness. Many authors consider dysphoria as the etymological opposite of euphoria and could be synthesized as: 1  Feeling of unpleasantness or discomfort. 2  A mood of general dissatisfaction and restlessness. 3  Occurs in depression and anxiety.
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dystonia Definition of dystonia. : any of various conditions (as Parkinson's disease and torticollis) characterized by abnormalities of movement and muscle tone.
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Stenosis A stenosis (/stəˈnoʊsɨs/ ; plural: stenoses, /stəˈnoʊˌsiːz/) (from Ancient Greek στένωσις, narrowing) is an abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure. It is also sometimes called a stricture (as in urethral stricture).tricture as a term is usually used when narrowing is caused by contraction of smooth muscle (e.g., achalasia, prinzmetal angina); stenosis is usually used when narrowing is caused by lesion that reduces the space of lumen (e.g., atherosclerosis).
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- cenesthesia in American English (ˌsinɪsˈθiʒə ; sēˌnist hēˈzhə; ˌsinɪsˈθiʒiə ; sēˌnist hēˈzhēə; ˌ sɛnɪsˈθiʒə ; senˌist hēˈzhə) noun. Psychology. the mass of undifferentiated sensations that make one aware of the body and its condition, as in the feeling of well-being or illness. : also ˌcenesˈthesis (ˌsinɪsˈθisɪs ; sēˌnist hēˈsis; ˌsɛnɪsˈθisɪs ; senˌist hēˈsis) noun.
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Diegesis Definition. Like mimesis, diegesis is a term explicated in the works of Plato (Ion, The Republic) and Aristotle (Poetics). The opposite of mimesis, it refers to the information related by the narrator and many times is comprised of characters thoughts and actions.
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dysphasia Noun. 1. dysphasia-an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage. disability, disablement, handicap, impairment-the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; reading disability; hearing impairment. Translations.
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- Definition of dysarthria. : difficulty in articulating words due to disease of the central nervous system.
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- Dysentery is an inflammation of the intestine causing diarrhea with blood. Other symptoms may include fever, abdominal pain, and rectal tenesmus (a feeling of incomplete defecation). It is caused by a number of types of infection such as bacteria, viruses, parasitic worms, or protozoa.
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decompensation 1. any failure of homeostatic mechanisms. 2. inability of the heart to maintain adequate circulation; it is marked by dyspnea, venous engorgement, cyanosis, and edema. 3. in psychiatry, the failure of defense mechanisms, which results in progressive personality disintegration.
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- Definition of DYSTHYMIA. : a mood disorder characterized by chronic mildly depressed or irritable mood often accompanied by other symptoms (as eating and sleeping disturbances, fatigue, and poor self-esteem) —called also dysthymic disorder. — dys·thy·mic \-ˈthī-mik\ adjective or noun.
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Definitions &Translations Catharsis refers to the purification and purgation of emotions—especially pity and fear—through art or to any extreme change in emotion that results in renewal and restoration. It is a metaphor originally used by Aristotle in the Poetics to describe the effects of tragedy on the spectator.
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Dys - Words: âacrodysesthesiaâ to âdysmentiaâ, Part 1 of 2. A term applied to various intestinal disorders; especially, of the colon, marked by inflammation of the mucous membrane. It is characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea with passage of mucus or blood. The cause is bacterial or viral infection, infestation by protozoa or parasitic worms, or chemical irritants.
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- Lifelong personal study of human sexuality and sexual cultural issues. It might stand for Dysesthetic Vulvodynia: Generalized pain in the vulvar region which can occur intermittently or constantly and has no obvious cause.
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- Power MOSFET Basics Table of Contents 1. Basic Device Structure 2. Breakdown Voltage 3. On-State Characteristics 4. Capacitance 5. Gate Charge 6. Gate Resistance 7. Turn-on and Turn-off 8. Body Diode Forward Voltage 9. Body Diode Reverse Recovery 10. Avalanche capability and ratings 11. dV/dt ratings 12. Thermal Resistance Characterization 13.
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Schizoaffective disorder Schizoaffective disorder (SZA, SZD or SAD) is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal thought processes and deregulated emotions.