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Ergotism

Ergotism Meaning & Definition
Ergotism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ergotism?

[n] poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and craming and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs

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See Also | intoxication | poisoning | toxic condition

Ergotism In Webster's Dictionary

\Er"go*tism\, n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.] A logical deduction. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
\Er"got*ism\, n. [From {Ergot}, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.] (Med.) A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.

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