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    ALCOHOLISM

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excessplay

    Synonyms:

    alcoholism; dipsomania; potomania

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting goals

    Hypernyms ("alcoholism" is a kind of...):

    cacoethes; mania; passion (an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    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 symptomsplay

    Synonyms:

    alcohol addiction; alcoholism; drunkenness; inebriation

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("alcoholism" is a kind of...):

    drug addiction; white plague (an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug))

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    Autonomic nervous system disorders can occur alone or as the result of another disease, such as Parkinson's disease, alcoholism and diabetes.

    (Autonomic Nervous System Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

    M. szulgai is found in the environment, primarily in water, and it rarely causes infection, but may cause pulmonary disease in patients with a history of alcoholism, cigarette smoking, obstructive pulmonary disease, or immunocompromised patients.

    (Mycobacterium szulgai, NCI Thesaurus)

    Also called alcoholism.

    (Alcohol dependence, NCI Dictionary)

    Alcoholism is a disease with four main features: • Craving - a strong need to drink • Loss of control - not being able to stop drinking once you've started • Physical dependence - withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, or shakiness when you don't drink • Tolerance - the need to drink greater amounts of alcohol to feel the same effect

    (Alcoholism, NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

    Alcoholism carries many serious dangers.

    (Alcoholism, NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)


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