ergotism
英 ['ɜːgətɪz(ə)m]
美['ɝgətɪzm]
- n. [内科] 麦角中毒
英英释义
- 1. poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and craming and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
实用场景例句
- Infection of grains by the ascomycete claviceps purpura causes ergotism, a toxic condition.
- 谷物被子串菌纲麦角菌污染后,导致麦角中毒, 一种中毒症状.
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双语例句
- 1. Infection of grains by the ascomycete claviceps purpura causes ergotism, a toxic condition.
- 谷物被子串菌纲麦角菌污染后,导致麦角中毒, 一种中毒症状.
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英文词源
- ergotism (n.)
- "disease caused by eating ergot-infected breadstuffs," 1816; see ergot + -ism.