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- Latin · borrowed fromdēlīrium tremēns
- English todaydelirium tremens
From Latin dēlīrium tremēns (literally “trembling madness”), coined by Thomas Sutton in 1813.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
delirium tremens
Today it means: A severe, potentially life-threatening form of alcohol withdrawal characterized by the abrupt onset of global confusion, autonomic hyperactivity, and profound neuropsychiatric disturbances. Full definition →
Latin dēlīrium tremēns