Medical Dictionary

anxiety disorder

noun

Medical Definition of ANXIETY DISORDER

:  any of various disorders (as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, a phobia, or generalized anxiety disorder) in which anxiety is a predominant feature—called also anxiety neurosis, anxiety state
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