Medical Dictionary

crotalism

noun cro·ta·lism \-əl-ˌiz-əm\

Medical Definition of CROTALISM

:  the poisoning or poisoned condition of animals caused by eating a leguminous plant (Crotalaria sagittalis) or other plants of the same genus in the field or as hay—called also crotalariosis; compare walkabout disease

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