DELIRIUM TREMENS


Meaning of DELIRIUM TREMENS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈtrē-mənz, -ˈtre- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, literally, trembling delirium

Date: 1827

: a violent delirium with tremors that is induced by excessive and prolonged use of alcoholic liquors — called also d.t.'s

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