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absinthism
absinthism (ˈæbsɪnˌθɪzəm) n (Pathology) pathol a diseased condition resulting from excessive drinking of absintheabsinthisman addiction to absinthe, a liqueur flavored with the narcotic wormwood, Artemisia absinthium. — absinthial, absinthian, adj.See also: AlcoholTranslationsabsinthism
Poisoning with absinthe, popular in fin-de-siècle France, which had a toxin, thujone, which was extracted from wormwood (Artemisia absinthium pontica), a plant used for de-worming. The neurologic effects of absinthe (with thujone)—mental deterioration, loss of time/space orientation, hallucinations—eventually led to its ban in 1915; consumption of wormwood oil may be linked to rhabdomyolysis and seizuresabsinthism (ab′sin-thizm) [ absinthe + -ism] Deterioration of the nervous system following excessive use of absinthe. |