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Definition of Anaclitic depression
1. Noun. Severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute.
Medical Definition of Anaclitic depression
1. Impairment of an infant's physical, social, and intellectual development following separation from its mother or from a mothering surrogate; characterised by listlessness, withdrawal, and anorexia. See: hospitalism. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anaclitic Depression
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