English Explanatory Dictionary

cinchonism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark.

Word forms

cinchonism cinchonisms

Etymology

From cinchona + -ism.

Synonyms

quinism quininism

Related words

cinchonization cinchonize
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