- crotalism
- cro·ta·lism
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crotalism
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crotalism — SYN: crotalaria poisoning. * * * cro·ta·lism əl .iz əm n the poisoning or poisoned condition of animals caused by eating a leguminous plant (Crotalaria sagittalis) or other plants of the same genus in the field or as hay called also crotalariosis … Medical dictionary
crotalism — ˈkrōd.əlˌizəm, räd. noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Crotalaria (genus name of Crotalaria sagittalis) + English ism : the poisoning or poisoned condition of animals caused from eating rattlebox (Crotalaria sagittalis) or other crotalarias in the… … Useful english dictionary
bottom disease — crotalism … Medical dictionary
Kimberley horse disease — crotalism … Medical dictionary
walkabout disease — walk·about disease wȯk ə .bau̇t n a disease of horses marked by cirrhosis of the liver, severe nervous symptoms, and continuous aimless walking and usu. believed to be caused by eating poisonous vegetation esp. of leguminous plants of the genus… … Medical dictionary
Poisoning — Taking a substance that is injurious to health or can cause death. Poisoning is still a major hazard to children, despite child resistant (and sometimes adult resistant) packaging and dose limits per container. See also poison, Poison Control… … Medical dictionary
crotalaria — cro·ta·lar·ia .krō tə lar ē ə, .krä n 1) cap a large genus of usu. tropical and subtropical plants of the family Leguminosae with yellow flowers and inflated pods including some containing toxic alkaloids esp. in the seeds that are poisonous to… … Medical dictionary
crotalariosis — cro·ta·lar·i·o·sis .krōt əl .ar ē ō səs, .krät n, pl o·ses .sēz CROTALISM … Medical dictionary
monocrotaline — mono·cro·ta·line krōt əl .īn, əl ən n a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C16H23NO6 found in a leguminous plant of the genus Crotalaria (C. spectabilis) and in other plants of the same genus * * * mono·cro·ta·line (mon″o kroґtə lēn)… … Medical dictionary
dunsiekte — dun·siek·te (dun sēkґtə) [Afrikaans] crotalism in horses in South Africa … Medical dictionary
