HYDROMANIA
\hˌa͡ɪdɹə͡ʊmˈe͡ɪni͡ə], \hˌaɪdɹəʊmˈeɪniə], \h_ˌaɪ_d_ɹ_əʊ_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə]\
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A species of melancholia or mental disease under the influence of which the sufferers are led to commit suicide by drowning. It frequently accompanies the last stages of the skin disease called Pellagra (which see).
By Daniel Lyons