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Anxiety

Synonym(s)

Feeling of distress or apprehension whose source is unknown.: Definition from: Unified Medical Language System (Home Health Care Classification) at the National Library of Medicine
Vague uneasy feeling of discomfort or dread accompanied by an autonomic response (the source often nonspecific or unknown to the individual); a feeling of apprehension caused by anticipation of danger. It is an alerting signal that warns of impending danger and enables the individual to take measures to deal with threat.: Definition from: Unified Medical Language System (Classification of Nursing Diagnoses) at the National Library of Medicine
Apprehension or fear of impending actual or imagined danger, vulnerability, or uncertainty.: Definition from: Unified Medical Language System (Psychological Index Terms) at the National Library of Medicine


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