ichthyismus

ich·thy·ism

(ik'thē-izm),

Poisoning by eating stale or otherwise unfit fish.

Synonym(s): ichthyismus

[G. ichthys, fish]

ichthyism

, ichthyismus (ik'the-izm) (ik?the-iz'mus) [Gr. ichthys, fish, + -ismos, condition]

Poisoning from eating decomposed or toxic fish.

See: tetrodotoxin