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"Lathyrism" Definition

noun

A disease of humans and animals caused by eating legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterized by spastic paralysis, hyperesthesia, and paresthesia.
A diseased condition of humans, domestic animals, and especially horses that results from poisoning by an amino acid found in some legumes (genus and especially ) and is characterized especially by spastic paralysis of the hind or lower limbs.

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