- dipsomania
- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dipsa thirst + Late Latin mania Date: circa 1844 an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors • dipsomaniac noun • dipsomaniacal adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dipsomania
Look at other dictionaries:
dipsomanía — f. psiquiat. Impulso irresistible y morboso por el consumo de las bebidas alcohólicas, que se manifiesta de forma periódica e intermitente. Las crisis de dipsomanía suelen suceder después de un período depresivo, de abatimiento y de insomnio, y… … Diccionario médico
Dipsomania — Dip so*ma ni*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thirst + ? mania.] (Med.) A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dipsomania — I noun acute alcoholism, addictedness, addiction, alcoholic addiction, alcoholism, bibacity, cacoethes, chronic alcoholism, compulsion, crapulence, craving for drink, drunkenness, ebriosity, excessive drinking, excessiveness, inebriation,… … Law dictionary
dipsomania — 1843, morbid craving for alcohol, coined in medical Latin from Gk. dipsa thirst (of unknown origin) + MANIA (Cf. mania) … Etymology dictionary
dipsomania — s. f. Excessiva propensão para beber … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
dipsomanía — sustantivo femenino 1. (no contable) Área: medicina Alcoholismo … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
dipsomanía — (Del gr. δίψα, sed, y manía). f. alcoholismo (ǁ abuso de bebidas alcohólicas) … Diccionario de la lengua española
dipsomania — ► NOUN ▪ alcoholism. DERIVATIVES dipsomaniac noun. ORIGIN from Greek dipsa thirst … English terms dictionary
dipsomania — [dip΄sə mā′nē ə, dip΄səmān′yə] n. [ModL < Gr dipsa, thirst + MANIA] an abnormal and insatiable craving for alcoholic drink dipsomaniac [dip΄sə mā′nēak΄] n. dipsomaniacal [dip΄səmə nī′ə kəl] adj … English World dictionary
Dipsomania — Not to be confused with polydipsia. Dipsomania is a historical term describing a medical condition involving an uncontrollable craving for alcohol. It was used in the 19th century to describe a variety of alcohol related problems, most of which… … Wikipedia
dipsomanía — {{＃}}{{LM D13544}}{{〓}} {{SynD13858}} {{［}}dipsomanía{{］}} ‹dip·so·ma·ní·a› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Tendencia irresistible al abuso de bebidas alcohólicas: • Para curar la dipsomanía hay que tener mucha fuerza de voluntad.{{○}}… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
