Toxic oil syndrome

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAn unusual disease that broke out in Spain in 1981, resembling a lung infection but unaffected by antibiotics, caused by the consumption of imported rapeseed oil, intended for industrial use, that had been sold as olive oil.

Synonyms

toxic syndrome oslo syndrome yusho disease thesaurosis sitotoxism toxicosis toxic shock syndrome yersinosis pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis toxidermia pyrosomal disease toxaemia

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