delirium tremens
белая горячка
Delirium tremens, Alkoholdelirium
A severe, potentially life-threatening form of alcohol withdrawal characterized by the…A severe, potentially life-threatening form of alcohol withdrawal characterized by the abrupt onset of global confusion, autonomic hyperactivity, and profound neuropsychiatric disturbances.
/dɪˈlɪ.ɹi.əm ˈtriː.mɛnz/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A severe, potentially life-threatening form of alcohol withdrawal characterized by the abrupt onset of global confusion, autonomic hyperactivity, and profound neuropsychiatric disturbances.
Delirium tremens, Alkoholdelirium
белая горя́чкаbelaja gorjáčka
More definitions
- acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
psychosis of alcoholism:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
psychosis of alcoholism:
Origin
From Latin dēlīrium tremēns (literally “trembling madness”), coined by Thomas Sutton in 18From Latin dēlīrium tremēns (literally “trembling madness”), coined by Thomas Sutton in 1813.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsDT
Close in meaning
- acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning:DTs
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable