fagopyrism — noun Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin … Wiktionary
fagopyrism — fag·o·py·rism … English syllables
fagopyrism — … Useful english dictionary
Buckwheat — Taxobox name = Common Buckwheat image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Polygonaceae genus = Fagopyrum species = F. esculentum binomial = Fagopyrum esculentum binomial… … Wikipedia
radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… … Universalium
bighead — big·head big .hed n any of several diseases of animals: as a) equine osteoporosis b) an acute photosensitization of sheep and goats that follows the ingestion of various plants compare FAGOPYRISM * * * big·head (bigґhed) 1. bulging of the skull… … Medical dictionary
hypericism — hy·per·i·cism .siz əm n a severe dermatitis of domestic herbivorous animals due to photosensitivity resulting from eating Saint John s wort compare FAGOPYRISM … Medical dictionary
buckwheat allergy — an allergic reaction to buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum, characterized primarily by photosensitivity; seen in susceptible persons who eat the grain and ruminants that eat excessive numbers of buckwheat plants. Called also fagopyrism … Medical dictionary
buckwheat — buck·wheat (bukґhwēt) Fagopyrum esculentum. See also fagopyrism … Medical dictionary
Fagopyrum — Fag·o·py·rum (fag″o piґrəm) a genus of herbs of the family Polygonaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe and Asia. F. esculenґtum is buckwheat, a food and fodder crop that can cause fagopyrism if eaten in large quantities … Medical dictionary
