nicotinism
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4ADJ.
chronic, experienced
NICOTINISM + NOUN
nicotine
PREP.
in
ADV.
usually
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noun
nicotine poisoning (especially as a result of tobacco use)
Some authors, among them Taylor, and Woodman and Tidy hold that it is dilated in acute poisoning, while Pereira and Bartholow, say contracted, but in chronic nicotinism it is usually dilated.
Chronic nicotinism is usually experienced by those who smoke cigars, and by cigarmakers who are continually handling tobacco.
Addiction to nicotine.
Of the means of relief adopted for the cure of nicotinism, abandonment of the cause will bring about recovery in most cases without any medication
The grandeur intoxication prompts the customary good natured obtrusion of the practice of nicotinism in to the presence of others.
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3Some authors, among them Taylor, and Woodman and Tidy hold that it is dilated in acute poisoning, while Pereira and Bartholow, say contracted, but in chronic nicotinism it is usually dilated.
WiktionaryChronic nicotinism is usually experienced by those who smoke cigars, and by cigarmakers who are continually handling tobacco.
Wiktionary"Nicotinism," poisoning by nicotine, is characterized by stimulation and subsequent depression of the central and autonomic nervous systems.
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