Meaning of HABITUATION
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- [n] a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
- [n] being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
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| | Synonyms: | | addiction, dependence, dependency |
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| | See Also: | | accommodation, drug addiction, physiological condition, physiological state, white plague | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ha*bit`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. habituation.]
The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being
habituated.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The tendency of some neurons to require either a stronger nerve signal or a longer recharge period before it can fire again, if it has been triggered recently. |
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| | Related Terms: | | a habit, acclimation, acclimatization, accommodation, accustoming, acquired tolerance, acute alcoholism, adaption, addictedness, addiction, adjustment, alcoholism, amphetamine withdrawal symptoms, barbiturate addiction, barbiturism, breaking, breaking-in, case hardening, chain smoking, chronic alcoholism, cocainism, conditioning, crash, craving, dependence, dipsomania, domestication, drug addiction, drug culture, drug dependence, familiarization, hardening, housebreaking, inurement, naturalization, nicotine addiction, orientation, physical dependence, psychological dependence, seasoning, taming, tolerance, training, withdrawal sickness, withdrawal symptoms |
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