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Interfering thought

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004359

An unpleasant memory or idea that occurs often in a person’s everyday thoughts and keeps him or her from thinking about other things. Interfering thoughts can make sleep difficult and make a person unable to carry out daily activities. Also called intrusive thought.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004359
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsintrusive thought
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An unpleasant memory or idea that occurs often in a person’s everyday thoughts and keeps him or her from thinking about other things. Interfering thoughts can make sleep difficult and make a person unable to carry out daily activities. Also called intrusive thought.",
  "synonyms": [
    "intrusive thought"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/interfering-thought/"
}

Record 9,320 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.