abstinence syndrome

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.stə.nn̩s ˈsɪn.dɹoʊm/, /ˈæb.stə.nn̩ts ˈsɪn.dɹoʊm/

Noun

abstinence syndrome (plural abstinence syndromes)

(medicine) The physical symptoms of an addict who is withdrawing; withdrawal.[1]

Synonyms

withdrawal syndrome

Derived terms

neonatal abstinence syndrome

Translations

physical symptoms of withdrawing

Finnish: vieroitusoireet pl
Polish: zespół abstynencyjny m

References

“abstinence syndrome” in Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, G. & C. Merriam Co. (1976), →ISBN.

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