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atropism
[ a-truh-piz-uhm ]
/ ˈæ trəˌpɪz əm /
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noun Pathology.
poisoning resulting from atropine or belladonna.
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Also at·ro·pin·ism [a-truh-puh-niz-uhm]. /ˈæ trə pəˌnɪz əm/.
Origin of atropism
First recorded in 1875–80; atrop(ine) + -ism
Words nearby atropism
atrophied, atrophoderma, atrophodermatosis, atrophy, atropine, atropism, Atropos, Atrovent, atry, ATS, at sea
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