Ergotism
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Ergotism — could be called a cereal killer for its cause, ergot, comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and is quite capable of killing someone. A fungus (Claviceps purpurea) that contaminates rye and wheat produces substances (alkaloids) termed… … Medical dictionary
Ergotism — Er got*ism, n. [From {Ergot}, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.] (Med.) A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ergotism — [ʉr′gət iz΄əm] n. an acute or chronic poisoning resulting from the excessive or improper use of ergot or the eating of grain or grain products infested with ergot fungus … English World dictionary
Ergotism — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 30715 ICD10 = ICD10|T|62|2|t|51 ICD9 = ICD9|988.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D004881 Ergotism is the effect of long term ergot poisoning,… … Wikipedia
ergotism — ERGOTÍSM1 s.n. (livr.) Manie de a şicana, de a sâcâi, de a agasa. – Din fr. ergotisme. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 ERGOTÍSM2 s.n. Boală provocată de consumarea cerealelor atacate de cornul secarei; intoxicaţie cu ergotină … Dicționar Român
ergotism — noun Date: circa 1841 a toxic condition produced by eating grain, grain products (as rye bread), or grasses infected with ergot fungus or by chronic excessive use of an ergot drug … New Collegiate Dictionary
ergotism — (er got izm) The disease or toxic condition caused by eating grain infected with ergot; it is often accompanied by gangrene, psychotic delusions, nervous spasms, abortion, and convulsions in humans and in animals … Dictionary of microbiology
ergotism — /err geuh tiz euhm/, n. Pathol. a condition caused by eating rye or some other grain that is infected with ergot fungus or by taking an overdose of a medicine containing ergot, characterized by cramps, spasms, and a form of gangrene. [1850 55;… … Universalium
ergotism — 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.… … Wiktionary
ergotism — n. medical condition caused by ingestion of wheat contaminated with the ergot fungus … English contemporary dictionary
