"ergotism" in the noun sense
1. ergotism
poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
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