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cardiac neurosis

 
–noun Pathology.
an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart.
Also called effort syndrome, irritable heart, neurocirculatory asthenia, soldier's heart.
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Main Entry: cardiac neurosis
Function: noun
: NEUROCIRCULATORY ASTHENIA

Main Entry: effort syndrome
Pronunciation: "ef-&rt-, -"o(&)rt-
Function: noun
: NEUROCIRCULATORY ASTHENIA
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cardiac neurosis n.
A form of anxiety neurosis concerning the state of the heart, as a result of palpitation, chest pain, or other symptoms not due to heart disease. Also called cardioneurosis.

effort syndrome ef·fort syndrome (ěf'ərt)
n.
See neurocirculatory asthenia.

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