See Also: playing cards(encyclopedia)
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playing(dictionary)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Playing the Rush(casino)
Playing the market(finance)
Playing S & M - Poker(gambling)
Playing the market(money)
Playing Through - Golf(gambling)
role playing(medicine)

acute delirium (medicine) and playing cards (sh)


acute delirium (medicine)


acute delirium
Delirium of recent, rapid onset.


playing cards (sh)




Small rectangular cards used for playing Games and sometimes for divination and conjuring.

Modern cards are divided into four suits: spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. A complete pack, or deck, of cards includes 13 cards in each suit (10 numbered cards and 3 court cards
king, queen, and jack, or knave); 2 extra cards, called jokers (many times portraying a medieval jester), are often included as well. The origin of playing cards is obscure
China and India being the two most likely sources
as is the meaning of their symbols. The earliest Reference to cards in Europe occurs in Italy in 1299. The 52-card French deck is now standard throughout the world, but decks with fewer cards evolved in Germany and Spain. Other suit emblems were also used (e.g., bells in Germany, cups in Spain and Italy). See also Tarot.