pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis

noun

A disease caused by chronic poisoning from ingesting plants that contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

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Pictou diseaseWinton's disease
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Meanings

nounpyrrolizidine alkaloidosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA disease caused by chronic poisoning from ingesting plants that contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

    Synonyms: Pictou disease, Winton's disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disease caused by chronic poisoning from ingesting plants that contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

Similar
Pictou diseaseWinton's disease

Origin

From pyrrolizidine + alkaloid + -osis.

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