narcomania

narcomania
narcomania (n.) 1887, from NARCO- (Cf. narco-) + MANIA (Cf. mania).

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  • narcomanía — f. psicol. Deseo incontrolado en la toma de narcóticos (somníferos). Medical Dictionary. 2011 …   Diccionario médico

  • narcomania — noun A pathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol. A. S. Sholomovich reported in 1925 that two institutions for child narcotic addicts and eight out patient clinics for three forms of narcomania alcohol, cocaine, and morphia… …   Wiktionary

  • narcomania — narcomaniac /nahr keuh may nee ak /, n. narcomaniacal /nahr koh meuh nuy euh keuhl/, adj. /nahr keuh may nee euh/, n. Psychiatry. abnormal craving for a drug to deaden pain. [1885 90; NARCO + MANIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • narcomanía — (Del gr. narke, adormecimiento + mania, pasión.) ► sustantivo femenino MEDICINA Inclinación exagerada al consumo de narcóticos. SINÓNIMO narcotismo * * * ► femenino MEDICINA Afición morbosa por los narcóticos …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • narcomania — nar·co·ma·nia mā nē ə n an uncontrollable desire for narcotics …   Medical dictionary

  • narcomania — pl.f. narcomanie …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

  • narcomania — uncontrollable craving for narcotics Manias and Obsessions …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • narcomania — nÉ‘rkÉ™ meɪnɪə / nɑːk n. insanity resulting from drug use; strong desire for pain relieving drugs (Psychiatry) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • narcomania — nar·co·mania …   English syllables

  • narcomania — ˌnärkə+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from narc + mania : uncontrollable desire for narcotics …   Useful english dictionary

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