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Ergotin vs Ergotism - What's the difference?

ergotin | ergotism |

As nouns the difference between ergotin and ergotism

is that ergotin is (medicine) an extract made from ergot while ergotism is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the claviceps purpurea fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs or ergotism can be a logical deduction.

ergotin

English

Noun

  • (medicine) An extract made from ergot.
    • (Webster 1913)

    ergotism

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (wikipedia ergotism)
  • The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs.
    • Synonyms
    * ergotoxicosis * Saint Anthony's fire

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) ergotisme, from (etyl) (lena) ergo.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A logical deduction.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)