Agitated depression
Agitated depression: A major depressive disorder with restlessness and motor excitement. Agitated depression was once called melancholia agitata. It is now also known as mixed mania.
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Agnate: 1. As a noun, a relative on the father’s side. 2. As an adjective, related on the father’s side. As opposed to enate (someone related on the mother’s side) From the Latin agnatus, the past participle of agnasci (to issue forth), from ad+ nasci (to be born).
- Agnosia
Agnosia: An inability to recognize sensory inputs such as light, sound, and touch). Agnosia is typically a result of brain injury. For example, damaging the back part of the brain can cause visual agnosia (inability to properly recognize objects by sight).
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Agonist: A substance that acts like another substance and therefore stimulates an action. Agonist is the opposite of antagonist. Antagonists and agonists are key players in the chemistry of the human body and in pharmacology.
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- Agoraphobia
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