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cannabis dependence

in DSM–IV–TR, continued use of cannabis despite significant cannabis-related cognitive, behavioral, and physiological problems and tolerance or withdrawal symptoms (chiefly motor agitation) if use is suspended. The diagnosis, along with that for cannabis abuse, has been subsumed in DSM–5 under cannabis use disorder, and neither is considered a distinct entity any longer. See also substance dependence.

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motor program

motor program

a stored representation, resulting from motor planning and refined through practice, that is used to produce a coordinated movement. Motor programs store the accumulated experience underlying skill at a task. See also generalized motor program.