withdrawal
(with-dro′ăl)
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1. Cessation of administration of a drug, esp. a narcotic or alcohol to which the individual has become either physiologically or psychologically addicted. Withdrawal symptoms vary with the type of drug used. Neonates may exhibit withdrawal symptoms from drugs or alcohol ingested by the mother during pregnancy.
SEE: drug addiction
2. Coitus interruptus.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Withdrawal." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740315/all/withdrawal.
Withdrawal. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740315/all/withdrawal. Accessed December 2, 2024.
Withdrawal. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740315/all/withdrawal
Withdrawal [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 02]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740315/all/withdrawal.
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