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locura

n. a culture-bound syndrome found among Latino groups in the United States and Latin America and attributed to hereditary vulnerability, the consequences of stressful and difficult life events, or a combination of the two. Symptoms include incoherence, agitation, auditory and visual hallucinations, social dysfunction, erratic behavior, and possibly violence.

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ontogeny

ontogeny

n. the biological origin and development of an individual organism from fertilization of the egg cell until death. Also called ontogenesis. Compare phylogeny. See also recapitulation theory. —ontogenetic adj.