ergotoxicosis
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Ergotism — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 30715 ICD10 = ICD10|T|62|2|t|51 ICD9 = ICD9|988.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D004881 Ergotism is the effect of long term ergot poisoning,… … Wikipedia
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.… … Wiktionary
Ergotism — could be called a cereal killer for its cause, ergot, comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and is quite capable of killing someone. A fungus (Claviceps purpurea) that contaminates rye and wheat produces substances (alkaloids) termed… … Medical dictionary
