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ergotism

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er·got·ism  (ûrg-tzm)
n.
Poisoning caused by consuming ergot-infected grain or grain products, or from excessive use of drugs containing ergot.
ergotism
a condition caused by eating rye or some other grain infected with ergot fungus or by an overdose of an ergot medicinal agent.
See also: Poison
the practice or habit of quibbling and wrangling; sophistical reasoning. — ergotize, v.
See also: Argumentation
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Noun1.ergotism - poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
intoxication, poisoning, toxic condition - the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
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