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Definition of Ergotism
1. Noun. 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.
Definition of Ergotism
1. n. A logical deduction.
2. n. A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.
Definition of Ergotism
1. Noun. The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the ''Claviceps purpurea'' fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ergotism
1. poisoning produced by eating ergot-infected grain [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ergotism
1. Chronic poisoning from excessive or misdirected use of ergot as a medicine or from eating ergotised grain, it is marked by cerebrospinal symptoms, spasms and cramps or by a kind of dry gangrene. Synonym: St. Anthony's Fire. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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