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ergotism

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  1. 1. n. A logical deduction. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus. Source: opted
  3. 3. 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 Source: wordnet
  4. 4. A logical deduction. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus. Source: webster
  5. 5. A logical deduction. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Source: adambom
  6. 6. 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 Source: ecdict

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