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cinchonism
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noun
Pathology
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poisoning by any of the
cinchona
alkaloids, characterized by headache, deafness, and ringing in the ears.
Origin:
1855–60;
cinchon(a)
+
-ism
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cinchonism
(ˈsɪŋkəˌnɪzəm)
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n
a condition resulting from an excessive dose of cinchona bark or its alkaloids, characterized chiefly by headache, ringing in the ears, and vomiting
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