lupinosis

lupinosis
SYN: lathyrism. [L. lupinus, lupine, fr. lupus, wolf]

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lu·pi·no·sis .lü-pə-'nō-səs n, pl -no·ses -.sēz acute liver atrophy of domestic animals (as sheep) due to poisoning by ingestion of various lupines

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lu·pin·o·sis (loo″pĭ-noґsis) 1. acute atrophy of the liver, often fatal, in ruminants such as cattle, sheep, goats, and horses, due to the ingestion of seeds of plants of the genus Lupinus that are contaminated with the fungus Phomopsis leptostromiformis. Cf. lathyrism. 2. mycotoxic l.

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