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DTS (1)
DTS (1)
ScnMaster
abbreviation for
delirium tremens
: a violent
delirium
(
temporary
state
of extreme mental excitement,
marked
by restlessness, confused
speech
and
hallucinations
) resulting chiefly from excessive drinking of alcoholic liquor and characterized by sweating, trembling,
anxiety
and frightening
hallucinations
.
Delirium tremens
comes from
Latin
and means literally "trembling
delirium
."
—
PDC
Volume 4 Approved Glossary