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nounhabitual 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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nounan intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
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Definition that contains alcoholism
- aa an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
- cirrhosis a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
- antabuse a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested
- pellagra a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
- librium a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism
- korsakoff's syndrome dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
- alpine scurvy a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
- chlordiazepoxide a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism
- maidism a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
- polyneuritic psychosis dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact