Cacoethes

[,kækәu'i:θi:z]

(n.) A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoethes scribendi, "The itch for writing".

(n.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.

Inputed by Edna

n. [L.] [1]. Bad habit, bad custom.[2]. (Med.) Incurable ulcer.

Editor: Lucius

n. an obstinate habit or disposition.

Typed by Eliza