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"holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"nounthe theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
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- 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
- alcohol amnestic disorder dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
- saint ignatius' itch 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
- korsakov'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
- disulfiram a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested
- mal rosso 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