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PHARMACOMANIA

\fˌɑːmɐkəmˈe͡ɪni͡ə], \fˌɑːmɐkəmˈe‍ɪni‍ə], \f_ˌɑː_m_ɐ_k_ə_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə]\

Definitions of PHARMACOMANIA

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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One who has a mania for prescribing or for taking medicine.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Insanity or eccentricity in regard to the use of drugs, especially an inordinate desire to consume or to prescribe them. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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