lathyrism
[ lath-uh-riz-uhm ]
nounPathology.
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.
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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
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