SYN: crotalaria poisoning.
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cro·ta·lism -əl-.iz-əm n the poisoning or poisoned condition of animals caused by eating a leguminous plant (Crotalaria sagittalis) or other plants of the same genus in the field or as hay called also crotalariosis compare WALKABOUT DISEASE
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cro·tal·ism (kroґtəl-iz-əm) congestion and hemorrhage of the liver and spleen with emaciation, weakness, and stupor, seen in animals that consume plants of the genus Crotalaria, owing to poisonous pyrrolizidine alkaloids such as monocrotaline in the plants. Called also bottom disease, Kimberley horse disease, and walkabout disease.Medical dictionary. 2011.