elective mutism — n. voluntary mutism, mutism caused by psychogenic reasons, mutism that is voluntary on the part of a patient … English contemporary dictionary
elective mutism — … Useful english dictionary
Mutism — The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who was mute was said to be dumb, not in the sense of being stupid, but in the sense of being devoid of the power of speech. The term mutism is … Medical dictionary
Mutism, elective — Complete lack of speech (mutism) that is believed to be volitional (willed) on the part of the patient. True elective mutism may be a reaction to a traumatic event, the aftermath of an injury to the mouth or throat, particularly if it is painful … Medical dictionary
mutism — n. inability or refusal to speak. Innate speechlessness most commonly occurs in those who have been totally deaf since birth (deaf mutism). Inability to speak may result from brain damage (see aphasia). It may also be caused by depression,… … The new mediacal dictionary
Selective mutism — Articleissues expert = PsychologyInfobox Disease Name = Selective mutism Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|F|94|0|f|90 ICD9 = ICD9|309.83 ICD9|313.23 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001546 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2660 MeshID =… … Wikipedia
voluntary mutism — n. elective mutism, mutism caused by psychogenic reasons, mutism that is voluntary on the part of a patient … English contemporary dictionary
Мутизм (Mutism) — органическое или функциональное отсутствие способности говорить; утрата дара речи. Врожденное отсутствие способности говорить чаще всего наблюдается у совершенно глухих с рождения людей (глухонемота (deafmutism)). Утрата способности говорить… … Медицинские термины
МУТИЗМ — (mutism) органическое или функциональное отсутствие способности говорить; утрата дара речи. Врожденное отсутствие способности говорить чаще всего наблюдается у совершенно глухих с рождения людей (глухонемота (deafmutism)). Утрата способности… … Толковый словарь по медицине
Torey Hayden — Infobox Scientist name = Torey Hayden image size = birth date = birth date and age|1951|5|21 birth place = Livingston, Montana, United States death date = religion = residence = United States, (since 1980) Wales nationality = American field =… … Wikipedia
