Ergotism

[ә:gәtizәm]

Definition

(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.

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Definition

(n.) A logical deduction.

(n.) A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.

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