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Definition of Deliquium
1. Noun. A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain.
Generic synonyms: Loss Of Consciousness
Derivative terms: Faint, Faint, Swoon
Definition of Deliquium
1. n. A melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist place; a liquid condition; as, a salt falls into a deliquium.
Definition of Deliquium
1. Noun. (chemistry) liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air ¹
2. Noun. (pathology) An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting. ¹
3. Noun. (literary) (figuratively) a languid, maudlin mood ¹
4. Noun. (rare) an abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Deliquium
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Deliquium
Literary usage of Deliquium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays on infant therapeutics by John Brodhead Beck (1852)
"On Bleeding ad deliquium in Croup. One of the strongest advocates of this practice
is Professor Chapman, of the University of Pennsylvania. ..."
2. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1830)
"... to induce deliquium. " Syncope is prevented hy the influence exerted hy this
state of the capillary circulation over that of the heart and larger ..."
3. The Maryland Medical Recorder by Horatio Gates Jameson (1829)
"I do not recommend this mode of proceeding with the view of producing a deliquium
merely; but also, that this deliquium may serve as a guide, in judging of ..."
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