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de·lir·i·um 
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Audio Help [-leer-ee-uh] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc. |
| 2. | a state of violent excitement or emotion. |
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Delirium
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n. pl. de·lir·i·ums or de·lir·i·a (-ē-ə)
[Latin dēlīrium, from dēlīrāre, to be deranged : dē-, de- + līra, furrow; see leis-1 in Indo-European roots.] de·lir'i·ant adj. |
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delirium
1599, from L. delirium "madness," from deliriare "be crazy, rave," lit. "go off the furrow," a plowing metaphor, from phrase de lire (de "off, away" + lira "furrow"). Delirium tremens is Mod.L., "trembling delirium," introduced 1813 by British physician Thomas Sutton, for "that form of delirium which is rendered worse by bleeding, but improved by opium. By Rayer and subsequent writers it has been almost exclusively applied to delirium resulting from the abuse of alcohol" [Sydenham Society Lexicon of Medicine].
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| delirium | |
noun | |
| 1. | state of violent mental agitation [syn: craze] |
| 2. | a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations |
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n. de·lir·i·ums or de·lir·i·a (--)
- A temporary state of mental confusion resulting from high fever, intoxication, shock, or other causes, and characterized by anxiety, disorientation, memory impairment, hallucinations, trembling, and incoherent speech.
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Main Entry: de·lir·i·um
Pronunciation: di-'lir-E-&m
Function: noun
: a mental disturbance characterized by confusion, disordered
speech, and hallucinations
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Delirium
An embedding coordinate language for parallel programming, implemented on Sequent Symmetry, Cray, BBN Butterfly.
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Delirium
De*lir"a*ment\, n. [L. deliramentum, fr. delirare. See Delirium.] A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy. [Obs.] --Heywood.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Delirium
De*lir"ant\, a. [L. delirans, - antis, p. pr. of delirare. See Delirium.] Delirious. [Obs.] --Owen.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Delirium
De*lir"ate\, v. t. & i. [L. deliratus, p. p. of delirare. See Delirium.] To madden; to rave. [Obs.] An infatuating and delirating spirit in it. --Holland.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Delirium
De*lir"i*ant\, n. [See Delirium.] (Med.) A poison which occasions a persistent delirium, or mental aberration (as belladonna).| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Delirium
De*lir"i*ous\, a. [From Delirium.] Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies. -- De*lir"i*ous*ly, adv. -- De*lir"i*ous*ness, n.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Delirium
De*lir"i*um\, n. [L., fr. delirare to rave, to wander in mind, prop., to go out of the furrow in plowing; de- + lira furrow, track; perh. akin to G. geleise track, rut, and E. last to endure.]1. (Med.) A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness. 2. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness. The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his enthusiastic mind. --W. Irving. The delirium of the preceding session (of Parliament). --Morley. Delirium tremens. [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged use of intoxicating liquors. Traumatic delirium (Med.), a variety of delirium following injury. Syn: Insanity; frenzy; madness; derangement; aberration; mania; lunacy; fury. See Insanity.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Delirium
In*san"i*ty\, n. [L. insanitas unsoundness; cf. insania insanity, F. insanite.]1. The state of being insane; unsoundness or derangement of mind; madness; lunacy. All power of fancy overreason is a degree of insanity. --Johnson. Without grace The heart's insanity admits no cure. --Cowper. 2. (Law) Such a mental condition, as, either from the existence of delusions, or from incapacity to distinguish between right and wrong, with regard to any matter under action, does away with individual responsibility. Syn: Syn>- Insanity, Lunacy, Madness, Derangement, Aliention, Aberration, Mania, Delirium, Frenzy, Monomania, Dementia. Usage: Insanity is the generic term for all such diseases; lunacy has now an equal extent of meaning, though once used to denote periodical insanity; madness has the same extent, though originally referring to the rage created by the disease; derangement, alienation, are popular terms for insanity; delirium, mania, and frenzy denote excited states of the disease; dementia denotes the loss of mental power by this means; monomania is insanity upon a single subject.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Delirium
Last\, n. [AS. l[=a]sttrace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. l["a]st, Dan. l[ae]st, Icel. leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Cf. Last, v. i., Learn, Delirium.] A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed. The cobbler is not to go beyond his last. --L'Estrange. Darning last, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Delirium
Ma"ni*a\, n. [L. mania, Gr. ?, fr. ? to rage; cf. OE. manie, F. manie. Cf. Mind, n., Necromancy.]1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium. 2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania. Mania a potu [L.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens. Syn: Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration; delirium; frenzy. See Insanity.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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