stereotypic movement disorder

noun

A motor disorder with onset in childhood involving restrictive or repetitive, nonfunctional motor behavior (e.g., hand waving or head banging), that markedly interferes with normal activities or results in bodily injury.

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Meanings

nounstereotypic movement disorder (countable and uncountable, plural stereotypic movement disorders)

plural stereotypic movement disorders

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA motor disorder with onset in childhood involving restrictive or repetitive, nonfunctional motor behavior (e.g., hand waving or head banging), that markedly interferes with normal activities or results in bodily injury.
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