Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lechuguilla fever — a disease of sheep and goats in western Texas, marked by toxic encephalitis, nephritis, photosensitization, listlessness, icterus, and a yellow discharge from the eyes and nostrils; it is caused by eating the plant Agave lechuguilla. Popularly… … Medical dictionary
lechuguilla poisoning — noun see lechuguilla fever … Useful english dictionary
Agave lecheguilla — lechuguilla, a species that grows in the southwestern United States and Mexico; it contains sapotoxins that cause diarrhea, as well as a photodynamic substance that causes lechuguilla fever in sheep and goats … Medical dictionary
swellhead — swell·head (swelґhed) 1. lechuguilla fever. 2. bighead (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
