dipsomania
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dip·so·ma·ni·a
(dĭp′sə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)n.
An insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages.
[Greek dipsa, thirst + -mania.]
dip′so·ma′ni·ac (-ăk′) adj. & n.
dip′so·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl) adj.
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dipsomania
(ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪə)n
(Psychiatry) a compulsive desire to drink alcoholic beverages
[C19: New Latin, from Greek dipsa thirst + -mania]
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dip•so•ma•ni•a
(ˌdɪp səˈmeɪ ni ə, -soʊ-)n.
an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drink.
[1835–45; < New Latin < Greek díps(a) thirst + -o- -o- + manía -mania]
dip`so•ma′ni•ac` (-niˌæk) n.
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dipsomania
an insatiable craving for alcohol; chronic drunkenness. — dipsomaniac, n. — dipsomaniacal, adj.
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dipsomania
n → Trunksucht f
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dip·so·ma·ni·a
n. dipsomanía, tipo de alcoholismo en el cual el paciente sufre una urgencia incontrolable por consumir sustancias alcohólicas.
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