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Attention deficit disorder

Synonym(s)

  • ADD - attention deficit disorder
  • minimal brain dysfunction

Definition(s)

A disorder characterized by persistent developmentally inappropriate inattention and impulsivity.

Definition from: Unified Medical Language SystemThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. (Psychological Index Terms)   at the National Library of Medicine

A syndrome of disordered learning and disruptive behavior that is not caused by any serious underlying physical or mental disorder and that has several subtypes characterized primarily by symptoms of inattentiveness or primarily by symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsive behavior (as in speaking out of turn) or by the significant expression of all three -- abbreviation ADD; called also minimal brain dysfunction.

Definition from: Merriam-Webster's Medical DictionaryThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. by Merriam-Webster Inc.

 
Published: January 23, 2009