Medical Dictionary
abstain
vi ab·stain \əb-ˈstān, ab-\
Medical Definition of ABSTAIN
: to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice (as consumption of a food or a drug or indulgence in sexual intercourse)
—ab·stain·er noun
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