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COCAINOMANIA

\kˌɒke͡ɪnəmˈe͡ɪni͡ə], \kˌɒke‍ɪnəmˈe‍ɪni‍ə], \k_ˌɒ_k_eɪ_n_ə_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə]\

Definitions of COCAINOMANIA

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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[Greek] Addiction to the use of cocaine, so great as to amount to insanity. Hence, Cocainomaniac, a victim of c.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

The habit of using cocain as an intoxicant.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The habitual and excessive use of cocain. [Lat., Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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