obsessive-compulsive disorder
Definitions of obsessive-compulsive disorder
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an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviorstype of:anxiety disordera cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
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