Definitions for: Habituation


[n] a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
[n] being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)



Webster (1913) Definition: Ha*bit`u*a"tion, n. [Cf. F. habituation.]
The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being
habituated.

Synonyms: addiction, dependence, dependency

See Also: accommodation, drug addiction, physiological condition, physiological state, white plague

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