cytisism

cytisism
cyt·i·sism (sitґĭ-siz-əm) poisoning by eating plants that contain cytisine, such as Cytisus laburnum or various members of the genus Laburnum; characteristics include burning in the mouth and pharynx, thirst, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, prostration, an irregular pulse, and sometimes aphasia, visual disturbances, delirium, and unconsciousness with respiratory paralysis and death.

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  • cytisine — A toxic selective nicotinic cholinergic agonist; an alkaloid from the seed of Laburnum anagyroides and other Leguminosae. Used in pharmacological studies of nicotinic cholinergic receptors in the brain. SYN: baptitoxine. * * * cyt·i·sine sit ə… …   Medical dictionary

  • Cytisus — Cyt·i·sus (sitґĭ səs) a genus of trees of the family Leguminosae, native to Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia. C. scopaґrius (L.) Link., or scotch broom, is the source of scoparin and scoparius and the cause of broom poisoning… …   Medical dictionary

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