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salicylism

n. poisoning with salicylates, the most common form of which is due to overdosage of aspirin. Symptoms of mild salicylism include tinnitus, confusion, headache, nausea, and vomiting. More severe forms of salicylism are characterized by severe acidosis, hemorrhage, and changes in mental status that may lead to convulsions, coma, and death.

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Gesellschaft

Gesellschaft

n. a type of society (the literal meaning of this German word) or social group in which people feel relatively isolated from each other. Their relationships are primarily contractual in nature, being guided chiefly by rational self-interest and the logic of the marketplace. Compare Gemeinschaft. [first described in 1887 by German sociologist Ferdinand Julius Tönnies (1855–1936)]