Ergotism

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1. Noun

A logical deduction.

2. Noun

A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.

3. Noun

poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
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