1) Alcohol addiction 2) Drug addiction 3) Drunkenness 4) Habitual intoxication 5) Inebriation 6) White plague
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1) Dipsomania 2) Dypsomania 3) Ethylosis 4) Inebriation 5) Potomania
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• (n.) A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.
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a disorder characterized by pathological pattern of alcohol use that causes a serious impairment in social or occupational functioning. In DSN III-R this is termed alcohol abuse or, if tolerance or withdrawal is present, alcohol dependence.
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excessive and repetitive drinking of alcoholic beverages to the extent that the drinker repeatedly is harmed or harms others. The harm may be ... [13 related articles]
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A chronic disease in which a person craves drinks that contain alcohol and is unable to control his or her drinking. A person with this disease also needs to drink greater amounts to get the same effect and has withdrawal symptoms after stopping alcohol use. Alcoholism affects physical and mental health, and can cause problems with family, friends,...
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<disease> A disorder characterised by pathological pattern of alcohol use that causes a serious impairment in social or occupational functioning. In DSN III R this is termed alcohol abuse or, if tolerance or withdrawal is present, alcohol dependence. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(al´kә-hol-iz-әm) any of various conditions involving abuse of or dependence on alcohol. Alcoholism may be associated with other diagnoses, such as mood disorders, manic and depressive episodes of bipolar disorders, and antisocial personality disorder. See also drug abuse, drug dependence, and substance-related di...
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a disorder characterized by excessive consumption of and dependence on alcohol.
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A chronic and progressive condition characterized by the inability to control the consumption of alc
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Al'co·hol·ism noun [ Confer French
alcoolisme .]
(Medicine) A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: al′kŏ-hol-izm Definitions: 1. Chronic alcohol abuse, dependence, or addiction; chronic excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages resulting in impairment of health or of social or occupational functioning, and increasing tolerance requiring increasing doses to achieve and sustain the desired effect. Symptoms of w...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. alcoholophobia.
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Alcoholism: Physical dependence on alcohol to the extent that stopping alcohol use will bring on withdrawal symptoms. In popular and therapeutic parlance, the term may also be used to refer to ingrained drinking habits that cause health or social problems. Treatment requires first ending the physical dependence, then making lifestyle changes that h...
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A treatable illness brought on by harmful dependence upon alcohol, which is physically and psychologically addictive. As a disease, alcoholism is primary, chronic, progressive and fatal.
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n] - Habitual intoxication
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alcoholism 1. Chronic alcohol abuse, dependence, or addiction; chronic excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages resulting in impairment of health and/or social or occupational functioning, and increasing adaptation to the effects of alcohol requiring increasing doses to achieve and sustain a desired effect; specific signs and symptoms of withdrawa...
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Chronic disease with impaired control over drinking. Example: Seeking treatment for alcoholism after hitting rock bottom.
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The addiction to alcohol.
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alcohol addiction noun habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
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Dependence on alcohol. It is characterized as an illness when consumption of alcohol interferes with normal physical or emotional health. Excessive alcohol consumption, whether through sustained ingestion or irregular drinking bouts or binges, may produce physical and psychological addiction and lead to nutritional and emotional disorders. Long-......
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a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol, repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages, the development of withdrawal symptoms on reducing or ceasing intake, morbidity that may include cirrhosis of the liver, and decreased ability to function socially and vocationally. Cf. alcoholic psychosis.
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