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atriplicism (medicine)


atriplicism


An intoxication caused by the ingestion of certain species of Atriplex, eaten as greens in China; it is marked by pain and swelling of the fingers, spreading to the forearm; bullae and ulcers form, and the fingers may become gangrenous.

Origin: L. Atriplex (-plic-), the orach, a vegetable