| alcohol dehydrogenase |
An enzyme found in the liver and stomach that helps break down alcohol into substances that can be excreted from the body. Specifically, ADH converts alcohol into acetaldehyde, which is then converted to carbon dioxide and water.
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| alcohol addiction |
A chronic disease characterized by a strong craving for alcohol, a constant or periodic reliance on use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, the inability to limit drinking, physical illness when drinking is stopped, and the need for increasing amounts of alcohol to feel its effects.
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| alcoholic hepatitis |
Liver disease caused by chronic ingestion of alcohol.
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| alcohol |
(AL-kuh-hall) ?Wine, beer, or hard liquor (such as gin or whisky).
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| alcohol |
Compounds with an -OH group attached to a carbon atom, such as CH 3 OH.
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