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Meanings of
ergotism
in anglès
Poisoning caused by the ingestion of ergot fungi which infect rye and other cereals.
saint anthony's fire
ergot poisoning
ergotoxicosis
Synonyms
Examples for "
saint anthony's fire
"
saint anthony's fire
ergot poisoning
ergotoxicosis
Examples for "
saint anthony's fire
"
1
I got the
Saint
Anthony
's
fire
,
also, in my left leg, and became quite a cripple.
2
He was a big man with a white face, red hair and a touch of
Saint
Anthony
's
fire
upon the cheek.
1
Hysteria, hallucinations, and a feeling that something is crawling on the skin are all signs of
ergot
poisoning
.
Usage of
ergotism
in anglès
1
Constitutional diseases, such as
ergotism
,
anthrax, and septicemia, predispose to gangrene.
2
Outbreaks of
ergotism
are rare today, but a few did occur in the twentieth century.
3
For some time,
ergotism
looked like a good contender.
4
Wood also mentions a species of
ergotism
characterized by epileptic paroxysms, which he calls "spasmodic
ergotism
.
"
5
Long before Albert Hofmann extracted lysergic acid from ergot to make LSD, people infected with
ergotism
had bad LSD-like trips of their own.
6
States are not governed by
ergotisms
.
7
As Sir Thomas Browne said long ago, nations are not governed by
ergotisms
(or as we should say syllogisms) but by instinct and common sense.
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Frequent collocations
infect with ergotism
spasmodic ergotism
Ergotism
through the time