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单词 lathyrism
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lathyrism

[ lath-uh-riz-uhm ]
/ ˈlæθ əˌrɪz əm /

noun Pathology.

a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.

Origin of lathyrism

1885–90; <New Latin Lathyr(us) genus name (<Greek láthyros a kind of pea) + -ism

Words nearby lathyrism

lathery, lathi, lathing, lathing hammer, lathy, lathyrism, latices, laticifer, laticiferous, latifundio, latifundista
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British Dictionary definitions for lathyrism

lathyrism
/ (ˈlæθərɪzəm) /

noun

a neurological disease often resulting in weakness and paralysis of the legs: caused by eating the pealike seeds of the leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for lathyrism

lathyrism
[ lăthə-rĭz′əm ]

n.

A disease of humans and animals caused by eating legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterized by spastic paralysis, hyperesthesia, and paresthesia.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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