Kinesioneurosis
kinesioneurosis ki·ne·si·o·neu·ro·sis (kə-nē’sē-ō-nu-rō’sĭs, -nyu-, -zē-, kī-)
n.
A functional nervous disease characterized by tics, spasms, or other motor disorders.
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