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Alcoholism vs Potomania - What's the difference?

alcoholism | potomania | see also |

Alcoholism is a see also of potomania.


As nouns the difference between alcoholism and potomania

is that alcoholism is (pathology) a chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning while potomania is an intense and persistent desire to drink excessive amounts of alcoholic beverages.

alcoholism

English

(wikipedia alcoholism)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
  • (pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.

    • Related terms

    * alcoholic * dipsomania, dipsomaniac * -holism

    potomania

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • An intense and persistent desire to drink excessive amounts of alcoholic beverages.

    • See also

    * alcoholism

    Synonyms

    * dipsomania English words suffixed with -mania