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lathyrism

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lath·y·rism  (lth-rzm)
n.
A disease of humans and animals caused by eating legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterized by spastic paralysis, hyperesthesia, and paresthesia.
[From New Latin Lathyrus, genus name, from Greek lathuros, a type of pea, from Akkadian ladiru, type of plant.]


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In the rural villages where lathyrism tends to occur, wheelchairs aren't available and they wouldn't easily traverse the terrain.
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Previously, the team linked an amino acid in chickling peas (which are consumed in Africa and Asia, especially during famines) to a related neurological disorder called lathyrism.
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