ergotism

Significat (Anglès)

1. The plant disease caused by ergot.
2. The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs, consisting of convulsive and gangrenous symptoms.
3. The use of ergot-infested grain to poison animals.

Conceptes

ergotisme

Sinònims

poisoning

ergot poisoning

Saint Anthony’s Fire

Traduccions

ergotisme

ergotismo

ergotismo

Ergotismus

ergotismo

Brandseuche

tipo di intossicazione

ignis sacer

ergotisme

kriebelziekte

de

Vergiftung durch Mutterkorn

atacado

cravagem

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb llatí: ergo

In summary

From ergot + -ism.