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cinchonism
(redirected from Quinism)

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cinchonism /cin·cho·nism/ (-nizm) toxicity due to cinchona alkaloid overdosage; symptoms are tinnitus and slight deafness, photophobia and other visual disturbances, mental dullness, depression, confusion, headache, and nausea.
cinchonism
[sin′kōniz′əm]
a condition resulting from excessive ingestion of cinchona bark or its alkaloid derivatives (quinine or quinidine). Cinchonism is characterized by hearing loss, headache, tinnitus, and signs of cerebral congestion. See also quinine.


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