English Explanatory Dictionary

pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Word forms

pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis

Etymology

From pyrrolizidine + alkaloid + -osis.

Synonyms

Pictou disease Winton's disease

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