The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
myriachit — myr·ia·chit (mir yahґchit) [Russ.] a variety of jumping disease seen in Siberia, possibly identical to latah. Spelled also miryachit … Medical dictionary
Miryachit — Mir ya*chit , n. [Written also {myriachit}.] [Yakoot merj[ a]k epileptic, fr. imerek jerk, rage.] (Med.) A nervous disease in which the patient involuntarily imitates the words or action of another. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
latah — One of the pathologic startle syndromes. A culture bound disorder characterized by an exaggerated physical response to being startled or to unexpected suggestion, the subjects involuntarily uttering cries or executing movements in response to… … Medical dictionary
miryachit — A nervous affection observed in Siberia. See jumping disease. * * * mir·ya·chit (mir yahґchit) myriachit … Medical dictionary
jumping disease — any of several culture specific disorders characterized by exaggerated responses to small stimuli, muscle tics including jumping, automatic obedience even to dangerous suggestions, and sometimes coprolalia or echolalia. It is unclear whether they … Medical dictionary
ТУРЕТТА СИНДРОМ — (синдром Жилль де ла Туретта, описан французским неврологом G. A. E. B. Gilles de la Tourette, 1857–1904) – особая форма тика, относящаяся к так называемым миоклоническим синдромам. Возможные причины: невропатия, психопатия, органическое… … Энциклопедический словарь по психологии и педагогике
