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Noun: anancasm
Usage: archaic
  1. An obsolete term for ritualistic act or sequence of acts performed by a person with obsessive-compulsive neurosis.
    "The conceptual history of "anancasm" in psychiatry remains almost unexplored and this article will help to remove this deficit."

Type of: fixation, obsession

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Ananas
Ananas comosus
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Anaphalis
Anaphalis margaritacea
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