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lathyrism
[ lath-uh-riz-uhm ]
noun
Pathology.
- a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
lathyrism
/ ˈ±ôæθə°ùɪ³úÉ™³¾ /
noun
- a neurological disease often resulting in weakness and paralysis of the legs: caused by eating the pealike seeds of the leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lathyrism1
1885–90; < New Latin Lathyr ( us ) genus name (< Greek ±ôá³Ù³ó²â°ù´Ç²õ a kind of pea) + -ism
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Example Sentences
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Lathyrism.—The name lathyrism has been given to a disease supposed to be connected with the use of the pulse and the chick pea.
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