delire de toucher

(da-lar du too-sha’). An insane and irresistible impulse to touch objects. deliriant (de-lire-ant). 1. Capable of producing delirium. 2. A drug which may produce delirium. 3. A delirious person. delirifacient (de-lir-if-a’she-ent) [L. ddirium + Ja’cere to make]. 1. Capable of causing delirium. 2. A drug which may produce delirium. delirious (de-lire-us). Suffering from delirium. delirium (de-lir’e-um) [L.]. A mental disturbance marked by illusions, hallucinations, short unsystematized delusions, cerebral excitement, physical restle ne and incoherence, and having a comparatively short course. Delirium occurs in insanity or as a result of fever, disease, or injury. active d., delirium accompanied by maniacal movements. acute d., a suddenly appearing and severe delirium lasting onl only a short time and ending usually in death. rile d., delirium not attended by, nor occuring in the course of, fever. d. alcohol’icum ebriosita’tis. Same as d. tremens. d. ‘ambitio’ sum, d. grandio’sum, delirium with delusions as to wealth, greatne , and power: often seen in general paresis. anxious d., a condition of excitement marked by an undefined feeling of anxiety. Bell’sd. Same as acute d. ἃ. cor’dis, violent tremulous beating of the heart. febrile d., the delirium of fever. d. of d. of grandeur, delirium in which the patient has ely exaggerated ideas of his power, importance, or wealth. graved. Same as acute d. tellectual d., mental disturbance which does not manifest itself in insane acts, illusions, or hallucinations. lingual d., the utterance of meaningle words and sentences. low d., delirium marked by confusion of ideas and slowne of mental action rather than by excitement. macro maniacal d., delirium with delusions of greatne of the body or members. micro maniacal d., delirium in which the patient believes that his body or limbs are very small. d. mus’sitans, muttering delirium, such as often accompanies a low fever. d. of negation, insane belief of a patient that he has lost some of his members or parts. d. of persecution, delirium in which the patient believes himself the object of persecution. d. of ruin, the insane belief of a patient that he is financially ruined. senile d., dotage: the imbecility of old age. d. 5 ὮΘ delir‘io (L. ‘delirium without delirium"), delirium tremens without hallucinations and mental distre , but with all the physical symptoms present. specific febrile d. Same as acute d. toxic d., delirium caused by poisons. traumatic d., that which follows severe injury and accompanies shock. qd. tre’mens, a variety of acute insanity marked by delirium with trembling and great excitement, and attended by anxiety, mental distre , sweating, and precordial pain. It is caused by abuse of alcoholic stimulants or, more rarely, by opium. d. vesan‘icum, the delirium of uncomplicated insanity. delitescence (del-it-es’ens) (L. delites‘cere to lie hidden]. 1. Sudden disappearance of symptoms or of objective signs of a disease. 2. The period of latency of a poison or morbific agent. deliver (de-liver). 1. To aid in the proce of childbirth. 2. To remove, as the fetus, placenta, or the lens of the eye. delivery (de-liv’er-e). 1. Expulsion or extraction of the child at birth. 2. Removal of a part, as the placenta or lens. abdominal d., delivery of the child by cesarean section. postmortem d., birth of a child after the death of the mother.