delirium tremens
Meaning
A psychosis of chronic alcoholism, usually due to alcohol withdrawal, which can be fatal. Symptoms include sweating, tremors, terrifying hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, disorientation and anxiety.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Latin dēlīrium tremēns (literally “trembling madness”), coined by Thomas Sutton in 1813.
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