alcoholic psychosis

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noun

any of a group of major mental disorders, as delirium tremens, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, and hallucinosis, associated with organic brain injury due to alcohol.

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Words nearby alcoholic psychosis

alcohol dependence, alcohol-free, alcoholic, alcoholic cirrhosis, alcoholicity, alcoholic psychosis, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, alcoholize, alcoholometer, alcohol use disorder

How to use alcoholic psychosis in a sentence

“No one set out to be an alcoholic,” Gil told writer Patrick Sisson.
‘The Prince of Chocolate City’: When Gil Scott-Heron Became A Music Icon|Marcus Baram|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By the time Prohibition was on the menu, we were very much an “alcoholic Republic.”
The Booze That Saved America|Kevin Bleyer|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey is manufactured by Sazerac, an alcoholic beverage company based in Metairie, La.
Europeans Recall Fireball Whiskey Over a Sweetener Also Used in Antifreeze|Tim Mak|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I did think you had to end up on skid row if you were an alcoholic.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune|Mike Lupica|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In St. Vincent, the actor plays a foulmouthed, alcoholic chain smoker with no regard for anyone but himself.
Meet Vincent McKenna, Your New Favorite Bill Murray Character|Alex Suskind|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rather hard on politicians this, to bracket their patriotic endeavours with pitch-and-toss and alcoholic indulgence!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 27, 1895|Various
The patients either do not tell the truth, or have very elastic notions as to moderation in the use of alcoholic stimuli.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy|Alexander Hughes Bennett
Alcoholic subjects are very liable to unexpected death from a good many causes.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
The kidneys are prone to be affected more or less in old alcoholic subjects.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
The result is that these diseases are very frequently fatal in alcoholic subjects.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

Medical definitions for alcoholic psychosis

alcoholic psychosis

Any of various psychoses that result from alcoholism and involve organic brain damage.