er·got·ism (ûr g -t z m)n. Poisoning caused by consuming ergot-infected grain or grain products, or from excessive use of drugs containing ergot. |
ergotism [ˈɜːgəˌtɪzəm]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) ergot poisoning, producing either burning pains and eventually gangrene in the limbs or itching skin and convulsions Also called Saint Anthony's fire
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: Poisonthe practice or habit of quibbling and wrangling; sophistical reasoning. — ergotize, v.
See also: Argumentation
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| Noun | 1. | 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 |
Translations
ergotism
n (Med) → Mutterkornvergiftung f, → Ergotismus m
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