SINCE 1828
lathyrism
noun
lath·y·rism
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Definition of lathyrism
: a neurotoxic disorder chiefly affecting people and domestic animals (such as cows and horses) that is characterized especially by irreversible spastic paralysis of the hind or lower limbs and that results from poisoning by an amino acid found in the seeds of some legumes (genus Lathyrus and especially L. sativus)
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lathyritic
\ ˌla-thə-ˈri-tik
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adjective
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adjective
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lathyrism
noun
lath·y·rism
| \ ˈlath-ə-ˌriz-əm
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Medical Definition of lathyrism
: a neurotoxic disorder chiefly affecting people and domestic animals (such as cows and horses) that is characterized especially by irreversible spastic paralysis of the hind or lower limbs and that results from poisoning by an amino acid found in some legumes of the genus Lathyrus (especially L. sativus)
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