Defn: A poison which occasions a persistent delirium, or mental aberration (as belladonna).
DELIRIFACIENT De*lir`i*fa"cient, a. Etym: [Delirium + L. faciens, -entis, p. pr. of facere to make.] (Med.)
Defn: Producing, or tending to produce, delirium. — n.
Defn: Any substance which tends to cause delirium.
DELIRIOUS
De*lir"i*ous, a. Etym: [From Delirium.]
Defn: Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane;
raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.
— De*lir"i*ous*ly, adv.
— De*lir"i*ous*ness, n.
DELIRIUM De*lir"i*um, n. Etym: [L., fr. delirare to rave, to wander in mind, prop., to go out of the furrow in plowing; de- + lira furrow, track; perh. akin to G. geleise track, rut, and E. last to endure.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, — usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness.
2. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness. The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his enthusiastic mind. W. Irving. The delirium of the preceding session (of Parliament). Motley. Delirium tremens (. Etym: [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged use of intoxicating liquors. — Traumatic delirium (Med.), a variety of delirium following injury.