cacoethes
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cacoëthes
(kăk′ō-ē′thēz)n.
An irresistible compulsion; a mania.
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cacoethes
A nonspecific term for a bad habit; it is not used in the working medical parlance.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.