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noun- A disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of a particular genus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.

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  • And except for brief mention, it does not include very local disabilities such as lathyrism (parts of India).
  • In parts of India, thousands of farm workers who are paid with a poisonous variety of lentils suffer paralysis from ‘lathyrism’.
  • The 4 biggest causes of ‘crippling’ in India, affecting over 2 million people, are reported to be polio, iodine deficiency, fluorosis, and lathyrism.
  • Guillain-Barr paralysis (usually temporary) paralysis from pesticides, chemicals, foods (lathyrism) lump on back tuberculosis of spine floppy or limp weakness usually...
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