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lathyrismenUK
lath·y·rism L0062850 (lăth′ə-rĭz′əm)n. A disease of humans and animals caused by eating legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterized by spastic paralysis, hyperesthesia, and paresthesia.
[From New Latin Lathyrus, genus name, from Greek lathuros, a type of pea, from Akkadian ladiru, type of plant.]lathyrism (ˈlæθərɪzəm) n (Pathology) a neurological disease often resulting in weakness and paralysis of the legs: caused by eating the pealike seeds of the leguminous plant Lathyrus sativuslath•y•rism (ˈlæθ əˌrɪz əm)
n. a painful disorder esp. of domestic animals caused by ingestion of a poison found in certain legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis. [1885–90; < New Latin Lathyr(us) (< Greek láthyros a kind of pea)] lath`y•rit′ic (-ˈrɪt ɪk) adj. lathyrismenUK
lathyrism[′lath·ə‚riz·əm] (medicine) Poisoning produced by ingestion of vetch (Lathyrus) and characterized by spastic paraplegia and decreased connective-tissue tensile strength. Also known as neurolathyrism. lathyrismenUK
lathyrism [lath´ĭ-rizm] a morbid condition caused by ingestion of the seeds of leguminous plants of the genus Lathyrus, which includes many kinds of peas; characteristics include spastic paraplegia, pain, hyperesthesia, and paresthesias. Chronic exposure is associated with aneurysms" >dissecting aneurysms due to the adverse effect on collagen formation. Fatal lathyrism has been seen in rats and nonhuman primates. adj., adj lathyrit´ic.lath·y·rism (lath'i-rizm), A disease occurring in Ethiopia, Algeria, and India, characterized by various nervous manifestations, tremors, spastic paraplegia, and paresthesias; prevalent in districts where vetches, khasari (Lathyrus sativus), and allied species comprise the main food. Experimentally, a form of bone disease induced in laboratory animals by feeding L. sativus peas, or a principle derived from them, especially β-aminoproprionitrile. Synonym(s): lupinosis, neurolathyrism [L. lathyrus, vetch] lathyrism (lăth′ə-rĭz′əm)n. A disease of humans and animals caused by eating legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterized by spastic paralysis, hyperesthesia, and paresthesia.lath·y·rism (lath'i-rizm) A disease that occurs in Ethiopia, Algeria, and India, characterized by various nervous manifestations, tremors, spastic paraplegia, and paresthesias; prevalent in districts where vetches, khasari (Lathyrus sativus), and allied species are the main food. [L. lathyrus, vetch]lathyrism Spastic paralysis with loss of sensation in the legs caused by poisoning with vetch (Lathyrus peas). Lathyrism occurs in some parts of India. |