‖ raphania Path.
(rəˈfeɪnɪə)
[mod.L., f. raphanus radish + -ia1.]
A name given by Linnæus to a form of ergotism, on the supposition that it was due to the use of grain containing seeds of species of Raphanus.
| 1799 Med. Jrnl. I. 63 Palsy of the tongue, raphania,..the hooping cough [etc.]. 1847 tr. Feuchtersleben's Med. Psychol. 51 At the beginning of the eighth decennium, raphania..became particularly prevalent. |