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alcoholic blackout

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blackout /black·out/ (-out) loss of vision and momentary lapse of consciousness due to diminished circulation to the brain and retina.
alcoholic blackout  anterograde amnesia experienced by alcoholics during episodes of drinking, even when not fully intoxicated; indicative of early, reversible brain damage.

alcoholic blackout,
a form of amnesia in which a person has no memory of what occurred during a period of alcohol abuse.


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