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withdrawal symptom

withdrawal symptom noun: any of a wide range of symptoms associated with the discontinuance of a drug by an addicted individual, or the medically controlled discontinuance by a patient of a prescribed drug.

Noun

withdrawal symptom (plural withdrawal symptoms)

  1. (especially, in plural) Any of a wide range of symptoms associated with the discontinuance of a drug by an addicted individual, or the medically controlled discontinuance by a patient of a prescribed drug.
    Synonyms:
    drug withdrawal
  2. Any of a wide range of symptoms associated with the discontinuance of certain foods, beverages, or other nondrug substances.

Synonyms of withdrawal symptom

Forms of withdrawal symptom

pluralwithdrawal symptoms

Questions about withdrawal symptom

What does withdrawal symptom mean?
Withdrawal symptom means any of a wide range of symptoms associated with the discontinuance of a drug by an addicted individual, or the medically controlled discontinuance by a patient of a prescribed drug.
What part of speech is withdrawal symptom?
Withdrawal symptom is a noun.
What is the plural of withdrawal symptom?
The plural of withdrawal symptom is withdrawal symptoms.

Words near withdrawal symptom in the dictionary

  1. withdraughts
  2. withdraw
  3. withdrawability
  4. withdrawable
  5. withdrawal
  6. withdrawal symptom
  7. withdrawal symptoms
  8. withdrawalism
  9. withdrawalist
  10. withdrawalists
  11. withdrawals

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