nicotinism

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nic·o·tin·ism

 (nĭk′ə-tē-nĭz′əm)
n.
Nicotine poisoning, caused by excessive use of tobacco and marked by depression of the central and autonomic nervous systems.
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nicotinism

(ˈnɪkətiːˌnɪzəm)
n
(Pathology) pathol a toxic condition of the body or a bodily organ or part caused by nicotine
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nic•o•tin•ism

(ˈnɪk ə tiˌnɪz əm, -tɪ-, ˌnɪk əˈti nɪz-)

n.
a pathological condition caused by excessive use of tobacco; nicotine poisoning.
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nicotinism

the condition produced by an excessive use of tobacco. Also called tabacism, tabagism, tobaccoism.
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