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withdrawal definition

with·drawal (-drô′əl)

noun

  1. the act of withdrawing
  2. the act or process of giving up the use of a narcotic drug to which one has become addicted, typically accompanied by distressing physiological and mental effects (withdrawal symptoms)
  3. coitus interruptus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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