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lath⋅y⋅rism

  [lath-uh-riz-uhm]
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–noun Pathology.
a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
Origin:
1885–90; < NL Lathyr(us) genus name (< Gk láthyros a kind of pea) + -ism
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lath·y·rism   (lāth'ə-rĭz'əm)   
n.  A disease of humans and animals caused by eating legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterized by spastic paralysis, hyperesthesia, and paresthesia.

[From New Latin Lathyrus, genus name, from Greek lathuros, a type of pea, from Akkadian ladiru, type of plant.]
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Main Entry: lath·y·rism
Pronunciation: 'lath-&-"riz-&m
Function: noun
: a diseased condition of humans, domestic animals, andespecially horses that results from poisoning by a substance found in some legumes of the genus Lathyrus (especially L. sativus) and is characterized especially by spastic paralysis ofthe hind or lower limbs
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lathyrism lath·y·rism (lāth'ə-rĭz'əm)
n.
A disease of humans and animals caused by eating legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterized by spastic paralysis, hyperesthesia, and paresthesia.

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