ergotism
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- Poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
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| 1 | erotic | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | despotism | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | egotism | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | heroism | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | egotist | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | synergism | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | ergots | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | egoism | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | eroticism | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | ergot's | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | ergot | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | peronism | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | nepotism | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | helotism | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | perots | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | gottis | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | terrorism | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | overoptimism | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | veronis | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | tertius | 3 | 0 |
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