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How to say: ergotism
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Ergotism
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ergotism
US accent
/ˈɜːɡətˌɪzəm/
UK accent
/ˈɜːɡətˌɪzəm/
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Definition
Definition — 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