pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis

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What does pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis mean?

A disease caused by chronic poisoning from ingesting plants that contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

Where does pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis come from?

From pyrrolizidine + alkaloid + -osis.

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