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Pronunciation: ē′gō-dis-ton′ik
Definition: Repugnant to or at variance with the aims of the ego and related psychological needs of the person (an obsessive thought or compulsive behavior); the opposite of ego-syntonic.
Synonym(s): ego-alien
[ego + G. dys, bad, + tonos, tension]
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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