Cinchonism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cinchonism \Cin"cho*nism\, n. [From {Cinchona}.] (Med.)
     A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use
     of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears,
     vertigo, etc.
     [1913 Webster]