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Latah
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Latah A culture specific syndrome of Southeast Asia involving startle-induced disorganization, hypersuggestibility, automatic obedience, and echopraxia.
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Culture
Growth of cells, tissues or embryos in vitro on an artificial nutrient medium in the laboratory.
Syndrome
A grouping of signs and symptoms, based on their frequent co-occurrence, that may suggest a common underlying pathogenesis, course, familial pattern, or treatment selection.
Echopraxia
Repetition by imitation of the movements of another. The action is not a willed or voluntary one and has a semiautomatic and uncontrollable quality.
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Leiomyosarcoma
A malignant tumor of smooth muscle cells.
Leukemoid
Like leukemia.
Leukorrhea
White discharge.
La belle indifférence
Literally, "beautiful indifference." Seen in certain patients with conversion disorders who show an inappropriate lack of concern about their disabilities. labile Rapidly shifting (as applied to emotions); unstable.
Labile affect
An affect type that indicates abnormal sudden rapid shifts in affect.
Latah
Latent content
The hidden (i.e., unconscious) meaning of thoughts or actions, especially in dreams or fantasies. In dreams, it is expressed in distorted, disguised, condensed, and symbolic form.
Learned helplessness
A condition in which a person attempts to establish and maintain contact with another by adopting a helpless, powerless stance.
Lethologica
Temporary inability to remember a proper noun or name.
Locus coeruleus
A small area in the brain stem containing norepinephrine neurons that is considered to be a key brain center for anxiety and fear.
Long-term memory
The final phase of memory in which information storage may last from hours to a lifetime.
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Culture
Growth of cells, tissues or embryos in vitro on an artificial nutrient medium in the laboratory.
Syndrome
A grouping of signs and symptoms, based on their frequent co-occurrence, that may suggest a common underlying pathogenesis, course, familial pattern, or treatment selection.
Echopraxia
Repetition by imitation of the movements of another. The action is not a willed or voluntary one and has a semiautomatic and uncontrollable quality.
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Leiomyosarcoma
A malignant tumor of smooth muscle cells.
Leukemoid
Like leukemia.
Leukorrhea
White discharge.
La belle indifférence
Literally, "beautiful indifference." Seen in certain patients with conversion disorders who show an inappropriate lack of concern about their disabilities. labile Rapidly shifting (as applied to emotions); unstable.
Labile affect
An affect type that indicates abnormal sudden rapid shifts in affect.
Latah
Latent content
The hidden (i.e., unconscious) meaning of thoughts or actions, especially in dreams or fantasies. In dreams, it is expressed in distorted, disguised, condensed, and symbolic form.
Learned helplessness
A condition in which a person attempts to establish and maintain contact with another by adopting a helpless, powerless stance.
Lethologica
Temporary inability to remember a proper noun or name.
Locus coeruleus
A small area in the brain stem containing norepinephrine neurons that is considered to be a key brain center for anxiety and fear.
Long-term memory
The final phase of memory in which information storage may last from hours to a lifetime.
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