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51Hysteria-Psychosomatic-Somatization — 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… …
52Oromandibular dystonia — Oro refers to the mouth and mandibular refers to the lower jaw. Oromandibular dystonia affects the muscles of the jaw, lips, and tongue. The jaw may be pulled either open or shut, and speech and swallowing can * * * a type of focal dystonia… …
53tetanus — lockjaw; n. an acute infectious disease, affecting the nervous system, caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. Infection occurs by contamination of wounds by bacterial spores. Bacteria multiply at the site of infection and produce a toxin… …
54Torticollis — Infobox Disease Name = Torticollis Caption = A Guinea pig with wry neck DiseasesDB = 31866 ICD10 = ICD10|M|43|6|m|40 ICD9 = ICD9|723.5 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 597 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|orthoped|452 …
55diaphragm — /duy euh fram /, n. 1. Anat. a. a muscular, membranous or ligamentous wall separating two cavities or limiting a cavity. b. the partition separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity in mammals. 2. Physical Chem. a. a porous plate… …
56cramp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English crampe, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch crampe; akin to Old High German krampf bent Date: 14th century 1. a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle 2. a temporary… …
57writer's cramp — noun Date: 1853 a painful spasmodic contraction of muscles of the hand or fingers brought on by excessive writing …
58Botulinum toxin — Clinical data Pregnancy cat.  ? Legal status  ? (US) Rout …
59Tremor — For other uses, see Tremor (disambiguation). Tremor ICD 10 R25.1 ICD 9 781.0 DiseasesDB …
60United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
