lathyrism

[ lath-uh-riz-uhm ]

nounPathology.
  1. 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.

Origin of lathyrism

1
1885–90; <New Latin Lathyr(us) genus name (<Greek láthyros a kind of pea) + -ism

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British Dictionary definitions for lathyrism

lathyrism

/ (ˈlæθərɪzəm) /


noun
  1. 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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