1. Poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhoea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs

Derived forms: ergotisms

Type of: intoxication, poisoning, toxic condition

Encyclopedia: Ergotism

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