mycetism, mycetismus

mycetism, mycetismus
Poisoning by certain species of mushrooms. SYN: muscarinism. [G. mykes, fungus]
- m. cerebralis a condition characterized by transient hallucinogenic symptoms following ingestion of mushrooms such as Psilocybe and Panaeolus.
- m. choliformis a severe and occasionally fatal illness due to the consumption of Amanita phalloides and other poisonous mushroom species.
- m. gastrointestinalis a relatively mild type of mushroom poisoning characterized by nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea and caused by eating certain species of Boletus, Lactarius, Entoloma, and Lepiota.
- m. nervosa mushroom poisoning that involves the parasympathetic nervous system and causes gastrointestinal distress, after consumption of species such as Amanita, Inocybe, and Clitocybe.
- m. sanguinareus a transient hemoglobinuria and jaundice caused by eating the mushroom Helvella esculenta, either raw or cooked.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • mycetism — ˈmīsəˌtizəm noun ( s) Etymology: mycet + ism : mycetismus * * * /muy si tiz euhm/, n. poisoning due to mushrooms. Also, mycetismus /muy si tiz meuhs/. [ < Gk myket , s. of mýkes mushroom + ISM] …   Useful english dictionary

  • mycetism — /muy si tiz euhm/, n. poisoning due to mushrooms. Also, mycetismus /muy si tiz meuhs/. [ < Gk myket , s. of mýkes mushroom + ISM] * * * …   Universalium

  • mycetism — my·ce·tism mī sə .tiz əm n MYCETISMUS * * * my·ce·tism (miґsə tiz əm) mushroom poisoning …   Medical dictionary

  • mycotoxicosis — Poisoning due to the ingestion of preformed substances produced by the action of certain fungi on particular foodstuffs or ingestion of the fungi themselves; e.g., ergotism. [myco + G. toxikon, poison, + osis, condition] * * * my·co·tox·i·co·sis… …   Medical dictionary

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