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English Dictionary: ergotism by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ergotism
n
  1. 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ergotism \Er"go*tism\, n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.]
      A logical deduction. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ergotism \Er"got*ism\, n. [From {Ergot}, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.]
      (Med.)
      A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the
      ergot fungus.
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