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Habit Spasm
Habit Spasm Habitual, repeated, rapid contraction of certain muscles, resulting in stereotyped individualized actions that can be voluntarily suppressed for only brief periods. They often involve the face, vocal cords, neck, and less often the extremities. Examples include repetitive throat clearing, vocalizations, sniffing, pursing the lips, and excessive blinking. Tics tend to be aggravated by emotional stress. When frequent they may interfere with speech and INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS. Conditions which feature frequent and prominent tics as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as TIC DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp109-10)
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Contraction
During labor, the strong, rhythmic tightening of the uterus. Pre-laborcontractions are usually irregular and don't increase in intensity orduration.
Face
The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw.
Stress
Mental or physical tension that results from physical, emotional, or chemical causes.
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Neurology
The branch of medicine that pertains to the nervous system.
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Habikino doctors
All doctors near Habikino, Japan. Doctors who can assist a patient in Habikino.
Habilitation
Restoration to the maximum degree possible of a person or persons suffering from disease or injury.
Habit
Acquired or learned responses which are regularly manifested.
Habit Chorea
Habitual, repeated, rapid contraction of certain muscles, resulting in stereotyped individualized actions that can be voluntarily suppressed for only brief periods. They often involve the face, vocal cords, neck, and less often the extremities. Examples include repetitive throat clearing, vocalizations, sniffing, pursing the lips, and excessive blinking. Tics tend to be aggravated by emotional stress. When frequent they may interfere with speech and INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS. Conditions which feature frequent and prominent tics as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as TIC DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp109-10)
Habit Choreas
Habitual, repeated, rapid contraction of certain muscles, resulting in stereotyped individualized actions that can be voluntarily suppressed for only brief periods. They often involve the face, vocal cords, neck, and less often the extremities. Examples include repetitive throat clearing, vocalizations, sniffing, pursing the lips, and excessive blinking. Tics tend to be aggravated by emotional stress. When frequent they may interfere with speech and INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS. Conditions which feature frequent and prominent tics as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as TIC DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp109-10)
Habit Disturbance
Acquired or learned responses which are regularly manifested.
Habit Disturbances
Acquired or learned responses which are regularly manifested.
Habit Spasms
Habitual, repeated, rapid contraction of certain muscles, resulting in stereotyped individualized actions that can be voluntarily suppressed for only brief periods. They often involve the face, vocal cords, neck, and less often the extremities. Examples include repetitive throat clearing, vocalizations, sniffing, pursing the lips, and excessive blinking. Tics tend to be aggravated by emotional stress. When frequent they may interfere with speech and INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS. Conditions which feature frequent and prominent tics as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as TIC DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp109-10)
Habit, Diet
Acquired or learned food preferences.
Habit, Dietary
Acquired or learned food preferences.
Habit, Food
Acquired or learned food preferences.
Habitat
The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population.
Habitats
The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population.
Habitrol
Habitrol is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): nicotine.
Habits
Acquired or learned responses which are regularly manifested.
Habits, Diet
Acquired or learned food preferences.
Habits, Dietary
Acquired or learned food preferences.
Habits, Food
Acquired or learned food preferences.
Habits, Tongue
Acquired responses regularly manifested by tongue movement or positioning.
Habitual abortion
The miscarriage of 3 or more consecutive pregnancies. The abortion of 3 or more miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) with no intervening pregnancies is also termed recurrent abortion. Habitual or recurrent abortion is a form of infertility. It is sometimes due to chromosome abnormalities or other genetic causes.
Habitual Abortion
Three or more consecutive spontaneous abortions.
Habitual Abortions
Three or more consecutive spontaneous abortions.
Habituation (Psychophysiology)
The disappearance of responsiveness to accustomed stimulation. It does not include drug habituation.
Habituation Spasm
Habitual, repeated, rapid contraction of certain muscles, resulting in stereotyped individualized actions that can be voluntarily suppressed for only brief periods. They often involve the face, vocal cords, neck, and less often the extremities. Examples include repetitive throat clearing, vocalizations, sniffing, pursing the lips, and excessive blinking. Tics tend to be aggravated by emotional stress. When frequent they may interfere with speech and INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS. Conditions which feature frequent and prominent tics as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as TIC DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp109-10)
Habituation Spasms
Habitual, repeated, rapid contraction of certain muscles, resulting in stereotyped individualized actions that can be voluntarily suppressed for only brief periods. They often involve the face, vocal cords, neck, and less often the extremities. Examples include repetitive throat clearing, vocalizations, sniffing, pursing the lips, and excessive blinking. Tics tend to be aggravated by emotional stress. When frequent they may interfere with speech and INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS. Conditions which feature frequent and prominent tics as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as TIC DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp109-10)
Habituation, Drug
Disorders related to substance abuse, the side effects of a medication, toxin exposure, and ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS.
Habituation, Psychophysiologic
The disappearance of responsiveness to accustomed stimulation. It does not include drug habituation.
Habituation, Psychophysiological
The disappearance of responsiveness to accustomed stimulation. It does not include drug habituation.
Habituations (Psychophysiology)
The disappearance of responsiveness to accustomed stimulation. It does not include drug habituation.
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Habitats
The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population.
Habitat
The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population.
Habit, Food
Acquired or learned food preferences.
Habit, Dietary
Acquired or learned food preferences.
Habit, Diet
Acquired or learned food preferences.
Habit Spasm
Habit Spasms
Habitual, repeated, rapid contraction of certain muscles, resulting in stereotyped individualized actions that can be voluntarily suppressed for only brief periods. They often involve the face, vocal cords, neck, and less often the extremities. Examples include repetitive throat clearing, vocalizations, sniffing, pursing the lips, and excessive blinking. Tics tend to be aggravated by emotional stress. When frequent they may interfere with speech and INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS. Conditions which feature frequent and prominent tics as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as TIC DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp109-10)
Habitual Abortions
Three or more consecutive spontaneous abortions.
Habitual Abortion
Three or more consecutive spontaneous abortions.
Habits, Tongue
Acquired responses regularly manifested by tongue movement or positioning.
Habits, Food
Acquired or learned food preferences.
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