lathyrism
/ˈlæθɪrɪzəm/noun
mass noun
- a tropical disease marked by tremors, muscular weakness, and paraplegia, especially prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. It is commonly attributed to continued consumption of the seeds of the grass pea.山黧豆中毒。
词源
late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Lathyrus (genus name of various leguminous plants) + -ISM.