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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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(Med.)

A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, etc.

cinchonism ‎(usually uncountable, plural cinchonisms)

A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark.