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scillism

[ sil-iz-uhm ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. poisoning by squill, characterized by vomiting, slow pulse, cardiac arrhythmia, and ventricular fibrillation.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scillism1

< Latin scill ( a ) squill + -ism

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