ricin
[ri´sin] a phytotoxin in the seeds of the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), inhalation or ingestion of which causes intoxication, producing superficial inflammation of the respiratory mucosa with hemorrhages into the lungs, or edema of the gastrointestinal tract with hemorrhages.
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ri·cin
(rī'sin, ris'in), A highly toxic lectin and hemagglutin that occurs in castor beans (the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis; if ingested, acts as a violent irritant with possibly fatal results, on the respiratory and gastrointestinal mucosa; an N-glycosidase that acts on the GOS subunit of rRNA, halting protein translation.
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ricin
Toxicology A toxic vegetable poison from the castor bean plant–Ricinus communis which causes agglutination and fulminant hemolysis at very high dilutions–1/106 Clinical Abdominal pain, nausea, cramps, convulsions, dehydration, hemolysis, cyanosis, renal failure–oliguria, hematuria, circulatory collapse. See Magic bullet. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ri·cin
(rī'sin) Toxin derived from castor beans that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa and the respiratory tract.
[L. ricinus, castor oil plant]
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ricin
A highly poisonous substance found in the castor oil bean Ricinis communis .Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
ri·cin
(rī'sin) A highly toxic lectin and hemagglutinin that occurs in castor beans (the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis); if ingested, acts as a violent irritant with possibly fatal results, on the respiratory and gastrointestinal mucosa.
[L. ricinus, castor oil plant]
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