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Definition of Habituation

1. Noun. Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs).

2. Noun. A general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions.

Definition of Habituation

1. n. The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.

Definition of Habituation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Habituation

1. 1. The tendency of some neurons to require either a stronger nerve signal or a longer recharge period before it can fire again, if it has been triggered recently. 2. The disappearance of responsiveness to accustomed stimulation. It does not include drug habituation. (03 Jul 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Habituation

habits habitual habitual habitually habitualness habitualnesses habituals habitual abortion habitual abortion habitual criminal

habituate habituated habituates habituating habituation (current term) habituation (current term) habituations habitude habitude habitudes

habitue habitues habitus habitus habit chorea habit scoliosis habit spasm habit tic hable Hablot Knight Browne

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