delirium tremens

Medical: Alcoholism, specially accompanied by delusions, from lo of cerebral power, with general disturbances of functions, depre ion, and debility, feeble but rapid action of heart, tremor and undecided muscular action, fear, and mental agitation, all indicative of the most depre ed condition of all the vital functions, with a characteristic peculiar odor of a saccharo-alcoholic kind, usually very marked. Beef-tea, soup, yelk of eggs, with capsicum or cayenne pepper, good nursing, with total abstinence, are the chief requirements in the immediate treatment of this affection-in fact, it needs nutrients and rest. *dě-lir-õus, a. [Lat. delirus .] Delirious. "Delirous that doteth and swerveth from reason."Blount.