 |
|
(ob-SEH-siv kum-PUL-siv dis-OR-der)
| | An anxiety disorder in which a person has intrusive ideas, thoughts, or images that occur repeatedly, and in which he or she feels driven to perform certain behaviors over and over again. For example, a person may worry all the time about germs and so will wash his or her hands over and over again. Having an obsessive-compulsive disorder may cause a person to have trouble carrying out daily activities. |
| Previous Definitions: | objective improvement, objective response, oblimersen, observation, observational study | | Next Definitions: | obstruction, obtundation, occult primary tumor, occult stage non-small cell lung cancer, occupational therapist |
|
|
