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scillism

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[sil-iz-uhm] / ˈsɪl ɪz əm /

noun

Pathology.

  1. poisoning by squill, characterized by vomiting, slow pulse, cardiac arrhythmia, and ventricular fibrillation.

Etymology

Origin of scillism

< Latin scill ( a ) squill + -ism

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