Definition of cinchonism in US English:
cinchonism
noun ˈsiNGkəˌnizəmˈsinCHə-
Poisoning due to excessive ingestion of cinchona alkaloids.
Example sentencesExamples
- Evidence of cinchonism, such as tinnitus, may occur occasionally in patients receiving 260-520 mg of quinine sulfate daily.
- Mild cinchonism consists of ringing in the ears, headache, nausea and disturbed vision.
- I gave it as my opinion that the man was suffering from chronic cinchonism, or quinin poisoning.
- Patients return to hospital deaf from cinchonism, ill with fever, and showing parasites in their peripheral blood.
- Some patients are hypersensitive to quinine and even small doses may give rise to cinchonism.