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ergotism

er·go·tism

US/ˈɜrɡʌˌtɪzʌm/ uncommon

noun

1.

poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and craming and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs

Origin

From French ergotisme, from Latin ergo.

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