cinchonism

cin·chon·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sing-kuh-niz-uh m, sin-]
- /ˈsɪŋ kəˌnɪz əm, ˈsɪn-/
- /sˈɪntʃənˌɪzəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sing-kuh-niz-uh m, sin-]
- /ˈsɪŋ kəˌnɪz əm, ˈsɪn-/

Definitions of cinchonism word

noun cinchonism a condition resulting from an excessive dose of cinchona bark or its alkaloids, characterized chiefly by headache, ringing in the ears, and vomiting 3
noun cinchonism a pathological condition resulting from a reaction to or an excessive use of cinchona bark or any of its derivatives, as quinine: it is characterized by headache, ringing in the ears, deafness, etc. 3
noun cinchonism poisoning by any of the cinchona alkaloids, characterized by headache, deafness, and ringing in the ears. 1
noun cinchonism A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark. 0

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Origin of cinchonism

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; cinchon(a) + -ism

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Parts of speech for Cinchonism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cinchonism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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