Definition of ergotism Ergotism

/ɚˈgʌtɪˌzʌm/ - [ergutizum] - er•got•ism

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What does ergotism mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: ergotisms

ergotism - 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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Wiktionary

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.