onthoudingsverschijnsel

Definitions of onthoudingsverschijnsel
  1. noun
    any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drug
    synonyms: abstinentieverschijnsel, onthoudingsverschijnselen, ontwenningsverschijnsel, ontwenningsverschijnselen
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    type of:
    symptoom, ziekteverschijnsel
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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