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DIPSOMANE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- periodic drinker
1, record 1, English, periodic%20drinker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dipsomaniac 2, record 1, English, dipsomaniac
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who stays sober for weeks or even months between drinking bouts. 1, record 1, English, - periodic%20drinker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dipsomane
1, record 1, French, dipsomane
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui est atteint de dipsomanie. 2, record 1, French, - dipsomane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce sont des sujets obsédés, saisis par périodes d'un besoin irrésistible de boire de fortes doses d'alcool, conscients et honteux de leur infirmité quand la crise est passée. 3, record 1, French, - dipsomane
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-07-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Social Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spree drinker 1, record 2, English, spree%20drinker
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chronic alcoholics are of two types ... The spree drinker alternates periods of sobriety with periods, lasting for days or weeks, of drunkenness. 1, record 2, English, - spree%20drinker
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dipsomane
1, record 2, French, dipsomane
masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dipsomanie est périodique : elle se manifeste par excès. [...] Contrairement à l'alcoolique, le dipsomane ne boit pas entre ses excès, il en a honte mais ne parvient pas à les contrôler. 1, record 2, French, - dipsomane
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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