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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ergotism

/ẽrg'-ət-ĭzˌ-əm/ · Er·go·tism · IPA /ˈɜrɡətˌɪzəm/
01 n. A logical deduction.
  1. 1.
    A logical deduction.[Obs.]
02 n. A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.
  1. 1.
    A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.(Med.)