Found 2 items, similar to ergotism.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ergotism ergotism n : poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and craming and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ergotism Ergotism \Er"go*tism\, n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.] A logical deduction. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Ergotism \Er"got*ism\, n. [From Ergot, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.] (Med.) A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus. [1913 Webster]