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Characterise vs Lathyrism - What's the difference?

characterise | lathyrism |

As a verb characterise

is .

As a noun lathyrism is

a neurological disease of humans and domestic animals, caused by eating certain legumes of the genus lathyrus and characterised by paralysis and emaciation.

characterise

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Verb

  • lathyrism

    Noun

    (-)
  • A neurological disease of humans and domestic animals, caused by eating certain legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterised by paralysis and emaciation.
  • Derived terms

    * angiolathyrism * neurolathyrism * osteolathyrism