delirium tremens
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin dēlīrium tremēns (literally “trembling madness”), coined by Thomas Sutton in 1813.[1]
Noun
[edit]delirium tremens (uncountable)
- (pathology) A psychosis of chronic alcoholism, usually due to alcohol withdrawal, which can be fatal. Symptoms include sweating, tremors, terrifying hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, disorientation and anxiety.
Translations
[edit]psychosis of alcoholism
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References
[edit]- ^ Thomas Sutton (1813) Tracts on Delirium Tremens, &c., London, page 3: “The name, therefore, which I have adopted, though possibly not the most appropriate, will serve to convey a notion of an essential symptom of the disease, and will be sufficiently explicit for my present purpose.”
Further reading
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delirium tremens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polish
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin dēlīrium tremēns.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]delirium tremens n (indeclinable)
- (pathology) delirium tremens
- Synonyms: biała gorączka, delirka
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Further reading
[edit]- delirium tremens in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- delirium tremens in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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