cinchonism

[sing-kuh-niz-uhm, sin-]

noun

Pathology.

1. poisoning by any of the cinchona alkaloids, characterized by headache, deafness, and ringing in the ears.

cinchonism

/ ˈsɪŋkəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. a condition resulting from an excessive dose of cinchona bark or its alkaloids, characterized chiefly by headache, ringing in the ears, and vomiting

Word History and Origins

Origin of cinchonism¹

First recorded in 1855–60; cinchon(a) + -ism

Example Sentences

Homemade tonic syrups can cause cinchonism, a health condition related to ingesting too much quinine.

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Quinine, a naturally occurring quinoline, and the earliest antimalarial drug, displayed a similar propensity to many of these effects, causing a syndrome known as cinchonism.

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This would occupy periods of five to ten hours to complete the doses, ordinarily quite a sufficient length of time to obtain cinchonism before the advent of another paroxysm.

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Whether thorough cinchonism in the early progress of the attack rids the case of symptoms due to malaria or not, only a very few days are likely to elapse before oscillations of temperature call for its repetition.

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The amount of quinia necessary to produce cinchonism must be estimated for each particular case according to the measure of its severity or to states of the system more or less favorable to its absorption.

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