Definition of Alcoholism

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Alcohol Addiction, Drunkenness, Inebriation
Generic synonyms: Drug Addiction, White Plague
Derivative terms: Inebriate, Inebriate

2. Noun. An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess.
Exact synonyms: Dipsomania, Potomania
Generic synonyms: Cacoethes, Mania, Passion

Definition of Alcoholism

1. n. A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.

Definition of Alcoholism

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Medical Definition of Alcoholism

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcoholism

alcoholic extract
alcoholic fermentation
alcoholic hyalin
alcoholic hyaline bodies
alcoholic intoxication
alcoholic ketoacidosis
alcoholic liver disease
alcoholic myocardiopathy
alcoholic pneumonia
alcoholic polyneuropathy
alcoholic psychoses
alcoholic tincture
alcoholic withdrawal tremor
alcoholise
alcoholism (current term)
alcoholism (current term)
alcoholisms
alcoholism abuse
alcoholization
alcoholize
alcoholmeter
alcoholophobia
alcohols
alcohols
alcoholysis
alcohol - NDMA oxidoreductase
alcohol abuse
alcohol acid
alcohol addiction
alcohol addiction

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