Path. [f. LATHYR-US, + -ISM.] A condition produced by the use as food of the seeds of some species of the genus Lathyrus. It is characterized by formication, tremors, convulsive movements, and paraplegia.
1888. in Syd. Soc. Lex.
1897. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., II. 461. A paralytic affection called lathyrism, resulting from the use of a dal prepared from a lentil—Lathyrus sativus, prevails extensively in upper and Central India.
