potomanian.

Brit.

/ˌpɒtə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/,

/ˌpəʊtə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/, U.S.

/ˌpɑdoʊˈmeɪniə/,

/ˌpoʊdoʊˈmeɪniə/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ποτόν , -mania comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ποτόν drink, use as noun of neuter of ποτός drinkable ( < an ablaut variant (o -grade) of the Indo-European base of πίνειν to drink (see pincern n.) + -τός, suffix forming verbal adjectives) + -mania comb. form. Compare French potomanie (dated c1920 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)).

Originally: †morbid craving for alcohol, dipsomania (obsolete). In later use: excessive consumption of water, polydipsia; (also) water intoxication, esp. when caused by excessive consumption of beer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > irrational loves and desires

crack1601

plutomania1652

hippomania1780

hydromania1803

zoomania1807

craze1813

musicomania1833

musomania1833

nostomania1835

gamomania1841

dipsomania1843

mesmero-mania1843

theomania1853

opsomania1857

potomania1858

opiomania1868

polemomania1874

xenomania1879

oenomania1897

Pygmalionism1905

urolagnia1906

claustrophilia1926

Undinism1928

leprophilia1953

leprophilia1963

thanatophilia1974

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > addiction to alcohol or habitual drinking

intemperancy1586

intemperance1617

bibacity1623

dipsomania1843

bibulousness1844

alcoholism1848

potomania1858

inebriacy1876

alcohol problem1879

drink-habit1890

alcohol abuse1891

toperism1896

oenomania1897

drinking-habit1899

bibulosity1901

drinking problem1957

substance abuse1967

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1012/1 Potomania,..drink-madness.

1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 380/2 Potomania, dipsomania.

1975 Acta Endocrinologica 80 453 Three cases of complete or incomplete diabetes insipidus and potomania could be clearly differentiated according to the total output of AVP [= 8-arginine-vasopressin] during the thirst test.

1977 Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 70 547/2 Features similar to those of a Belgian series of 12 cases of coma due to water intoxication in beer drinkers..were hypo-osmolality and hyponatraemia, the possible causative factors being potomania, gastrointestinal Na loss and inappropriate ADH secretion.

1996 Clin. Nephrol. 45 61 The association of severe hyponatremia and the ingestion of large quantities of beer, termed beer potomania, has been known for several years.

2002 Lancet 16 Mar. 942/2 We may see more crash diet potomania.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potomania
释义	potomanian. Brit. /ˌpɒtə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/, /ˌpəʊtə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/, U.S. /ˌpɑdoʊˈmeɪniə/, /ˌpoʊdoʊˈmeɪniə/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ποτόν , -mania comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek ποτόν drink, use as noun of neuter of ποτός drinkable ( < an ablaut variant (o -grade) of the Indo-European base of πίνειν to drink (see pincern n.) + -τός, suffix forming verbal adjectives) + -mania comb. form. Compare French potomanie (dated c1920 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)). Originally: †morbid craving for alcohol, dipsomania (obsolete). In later use: excessive consumption of water, polydipsia; (also) water intoxication, esp. when caused by excessive consumption of beer. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > irrational loves and desires crack1601 plutomania1652 hippomania1780 hydromania1803 zoomania1807 craze1813 musicomania1833 musomania1833 nostomania1835 gamomania1841 dipsomania1843 mesmero-mania1843 theomania1853 opsomania1857 potomania1858 opiomania1868 polemomania1874 xenomania1879 oenomania1897 Pygmalionism1905 urolagnia1906 claustrophilia1926 Undinism1928 leprophilia1953 leprophilia1963 thanatophilia1974 the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > addiction to alcohol or habitual drinking intemperancy1586 intemperance1617 bibacity1623 dipsomania1843 bibulousness1844 alcoholism1848 potomania1858 inebriacy1876 alcohol problem1879 drink-habit1890 alcohol abuse1891 toperism1896 oenomania1897 drinking-habit1899 bibulosity1901 drinking problem1957 substance abuse1967 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1012/1 Potomania,..drink-madness. 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 380/2 Potomania, dipsomania. 1975 Acta Endocrinologica 80 453 Three cases of complete or incomplete diabetes insipidus and potomania could be clearly differentiated according to the total output of AVP [= 8-arginine-vasopressin] during the thirst test. 1977 Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 70 547/2 Features similar to those of a Belgian series of 12 cases of coma due to water intoxication in beer drinkers..were hypo-osmolality and hyponatraemia, the possible causative factors being potomania, gastrointestinal Na loss and inappropriate ADH secretion. 1996 Clin. Nephrol. 45 61 The association of severe hyponatremia and the ingestion of large quantities of beer, termed beer potomania, has been known for several years. 2002 Lancet 16 Mar. 942/2 We may see more crash diet potomania. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858
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