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ergotism

DEFINITIONS OF: ergotism

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n 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

Type of:
intoxication, poisoning, toxic condition
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
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