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    ergotism

    ergotism - Dictionary definition and meaning for word ergotism

    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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