LATHYRISM


Meaning of LATHYRISM in English

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

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