ergotism

ergotism
/err"geuh tiz'euhm/, n. Pathol.
a condition caused by eating rye or some other grain that is infected with ergot fungus or by taking an overdose of a medicine containing ergot, characterized by cramps, spasms, and a form of gangrene.
[1850-55; ERGOT + -ISM]

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