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Rumination syndrome, or merycism, is a chronic motility disorder characterized by effortless regurgitation of most meals following consumption, due to the involuntary contraction of the muscles around the abdomen. [ 1] There is no retching, nausea, heartburn, odour, or abdominal pain associated with the regurgitation as there is with typical ...
Regurgitation is the expulsion of material from the pharynx, or esophagus, usually characterized by the presence of undigested food or blood. [ 1] Regurgitation is used by a number of species to feed their young. [ 2] This is typically in circumstances where the young are at a fixed location and a parent must forage or hunt for food, especially ...
Pica is the eating or craving of things that are not food. [ 2] It is classified as an eating disorder but can also be the result of an existing mental disorder. [ 3] The ingested or craved substance may be biological, natural or manmade. The term was drawn directly from the medieval Latin word for magpie, a bird subject to much folklore ...
The first theory suggests feline hyperesthesia syndrome is a behavioural disorder, which is caused by either behavioural displacement or stress factors. Stress increases the release of [alpha]-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and causes increased grooming and endorphin production. [ 2][ 4][ 5][ 6] Behavioural displacement would occur when a cat ...
Cat-scratch disease. An enlarged lymph node in the armpit region of a person with cat-scratch disease, and wounds from a cat scratch on the hand. Cat-scratch disease ( CSD) is an infectious disease that most often results from a scratch or bite of a cat. [ 4] Symptoms typically include a non-painful bump or blister at the site of injury and ...
Co-rumination is a type of behavior that is positively correlated with both rumination and self-disclosure and has been linked to a history of anxiety [ 2] because co-ruminating may exacerbate worries about whether problems will be resolved, about negative consequences of problems, and depressive diagnoses due to the consistent negative focus ...
New Study Shows Surprising Link Between Cat Parents and Serious Mental Disorder. Researchers from the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research in Australia have conducted a study which found ...
Cri du chat syndrome is a rare genetic disorder due to a partial chromosome deletion on chromosome 5. [ 1] Its name is a French term ("cat-cry" or "call of the cat") referring to the characteristic cat-like cry of affected children (sound sample [1] ). [ 2] It was first described by Jérôme Lejeune in 1963. [ 3]