ergotism noun. ['ǝ:gǝtɪz(ǝ)m] M19.
[formed as ERGOTAMINE + -ISM.]
1. Acute or chronic poisoning by ergot alkaloids, with symptoms that may include vomiting, diarrhoea, itching, coma, or dry gangrene of the extremities. M19.

2. The occurrence of ergot in grasses. M19.

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