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withdrawals

/wɪðˈdrɔːəlz/ /wɪθˈdrɔːəlz/
Visual illustration of withdrawals: A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier.
noun

A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier.