atropism

[ a-truh-piz-uh m ]

/ ˈæ trəˌpɪz əm /

noun Pathology.

poisoning resulting from atropine or belladonna.

Nearby words

atrophied, atrophoderma, atrophodermatosis, atrophy, atropine, atropism, atropos, atry, ats, att., att. gen.

Also at·ro·pin·ism

[a-truh-puh-niz-uh m] /ˈæ trə pəˌnɪz əm/.

Origin of atropism

First recorded in 1875–80; atrop(ine) + -ism

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