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English noun: ergotism

1. ergotism (state) 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


Broader (hypernym)intoxication, poisoning, toxic condition









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