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ritual

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007469

An action or series of actions that is repeated, often in a religious or social setting. In medicine, it may describe a repeated action (such as hand washing) done to relieve feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness in people who have an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007469
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007469",
  "term": "ritual",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An action or series of actions that is repeated, often in a religious or social setting. In medicine, it may describe a repeated action (such as hand washing) done to relieve feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness in people who have an obsessive-compulsive disorder.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ritual/"
}

Record 14,516 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.