| 单词 | occupation neurosis |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoccupation neurosis occupation neurosis n. [after German Beschäftigungs-neurose (see quot. 1888)] Medicine (now historical) a disorder of nerves or muscles caused by or related to the patient's occupation; spec. muscle spasm or cramp associated with a repetitive manual activity. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > type of spasm > occupational occupation neurosis1888 1888 W. R. Gowers Man. Dis. Nerv. Syst. II. v. 656 The term ‘occupation neuroses’, adopted from the German (‘Beschaftigungs-neurosen’), is a convenient designation for a group of maladies in which certain symptoms are excited by the attempt to perform some often-repeated muscular action, commonly one that is involved in the occupation of the sufferer... The most frequent symptom is spasm. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 7 ‘Occupation neuroses’ such as painter's colic or mercurial tremor. 1911 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 38 107 An occupation neurosis is literally a fatigue cramp, and is characterized by spasms of muscles concerned in special movements, and brought on whenever these special movements, such as writing, are attempted. 1989 Austral. Family Physician 18 1005/2 Paul reviewed the theories of etiology of the Occupation Neuroses. < as lemmas |
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