COMPULSION NEUROSIS
\kəmpˈʌlʃən njuːɹˈə͡ʊsɪs], \kəmpˈʌlʃən njuːɹˈəʊsɪs], \k_ə_m_p_ˈʌ_l_ʃ_ə_n n_j_uː_ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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A group of nervous disorders characterized by compulsive thinking or actions.
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See under compulsion.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).