substance dependence
MONDO:0004938Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names substance dependence yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
The psychological or physiological need to take a substance in order to experience its effects or to avoid the effects of its absence.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0004938), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: substance dependence
- Also called
- dependence