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41Nervous system — Nerve redirects here. For other uses, see Nerve (disambiguation). This article is about the nervous system. For parts of the nervous system commonly called nerves, see Peripheral nerve. Nervous system The Human N …
42cramp — cramp1 /kramp/, n. 1. Often, cramps. a. a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, esp. of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain. b. a piercing pain in the abdomen. c. an intermittent, painful contraction… …
43movement — 1. The act of motion; said of the entire body or of one or more of its members or parts. 2. SYN: stool. 3. SYN: defecation. [L. moveo, pp. motus, to move] active m. 1. m. effected by the organism itself, unaided by external influences. 2. in… …
44Vomiting — Emesis redirects here. For the butterfly genus, see Emesis (genus). Heaving redirects here. For the up and down motion, see Heave. Puke redirects here. For the district in Albania, see Pukë District. For the town in Albania, see Pukë. Vomiting …
45Paralysis — Loss of voluntary movement (motor function). Paralysis that affects only one muscle or limb is partial paralysis, also known as palsy; paralysis of all muscles is total paralysis, as may occur in cases of botulism. * * * 1. Loss of power of… …
46Torsion dystonia — Infobox Disease Name = Torsion dystonia Caption = DiseasesDB = 29464 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|333.6 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 165 MeshID = Torsion dystonia is a disease characterized by painful muscle… …
47Tension headache — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G44.2 ICD 9 307.81 …
48Parkinson's disease — Parkinson s redirects here. For other uses, see Parkinson s (disambiguation). Parkinson s disease Classification and external resources …
49laryngismus — A spasmodic narrowing or closure of the rima glottidis. [L. fr. G. larynx, + ismos, ism] l. stridulus a spasmodic closure of the glottis, causing noisy inspiration. Cf.:laryngitis stridulosa. SYN: pseudocroup, spasmus glottidis. * * * n. closure… …
50Hysteria — In 1802, Paris psychiatrist Jean Baptiste Louyer Villermay (1775–1837), in an essay differentiating hypochondria from hysteria, described a young female patient, uncertain about romance, who, at the sight of her loved one fainted, uttering… …
