transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈla-thə-ˌri-zəm ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin Lathyrus, from Greek lathyros, a type of pea
Date: circa 1888
: a diseased condition of humans, domestic animals, and especially horses that results from poisoning by an amino acid found in some legumes (genus Lathyrus and especially L. sativus ) and is characterized especially by spastic paralysis of the hind or lower limbs
• lath·y·rit·ic ˌla-thə-ˈri-tik adjective