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botulism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈbɑ.t͡ʃəˌlɪz.əm/ (General-American)

Etymology

From German Botulismus, from Latin botulus (“sausage”), the first identified source of the disease, + -ism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.

Forms

Deriveds

antibotulism · antibotulismic · parabotulism

Relateds

botulin

Translations (31)

sk botulizmus (medical condition) · cmn 香腸中毒 /香肠中毒 (medical condition) · pl botulizm (medical condition) · id botulisme (medical condition) · cmn 波特淋菌中毒 (medical condition) · sk klobásový jed (medical condition) · cy botwledd (medical condition) · cy botwliaeth (medical condition) · es botulismo (medical condition) · it botulismo (medical condition) · de Botulismus (medical condition) · hu botulizmus (medical condition) · ru ботули́зм (medical condition) · sv botulism (medical condition) · is bótúlíneitrun (medical condition) · uk ботулі́зм (medical condition) · el αλλαντίαση (medical condition) · ms botulisme (medical condition) · fi botulismi (medical condition) · bg ботулизъм (medical condition) · ga botalas (medical condition) · cs botulismus (medical condition) · ca botulisme (medical condition) · ja ボツリヌス中毒 (medical condition) · da botulisme (medical condition) · pt botulismo (medical condition) · da pølseforgiftning (medical condition) · ga ispíneachas (medical condition) · ro botulism (medical condition) · tr botulizm (medical condition) · fr botulisme (medical condition)