CINCHONISM


Meaning of CINCHONISM in English

/sing"keuh niz'euhm, sin"-/ , n. Pathol.

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

[ 1855-60; CINCHON(A) + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .