enterotoxin en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- Undeterminedder.? Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English toxin English enterotoxin From entero- + toxin.
Meanings
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Any of several toxins produced by intestinal bacteria
An isolate from raw fish, serotype 0:6, unable to invade HeLa cells and negative for heat-stable enterotoxin, was clinically avirulent in this model and caused no lesions by histological examination.
2012, Gerald T. Keusch, “Invasive Bacterial Diarrheas”, in Lincoln Chen, editor, Diarrhea and Malnutrition, page 54:A more complex mechanism is used by Vibrio cholerae toxin and by the homolog heat-labile enterotoxin secreted by ETEC strains.
2012, Phillip Smith, Thomas MacDonald, Principles of Mucosal Immunology, page 407:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enterotoxins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (10)
id enterotoksin (Translations) · ko 장내독소 (Translations) · ja エンテロトキシン (Translations) · ko 엔테로톡신 (Translations) · it enterotossina (Translations) · kk ішек уытты (Translations) · ko 장독소 (Translations) · cmn 腸毒素 /肠毒素 (Translations) · th เอนเทอโรทอกซิน (Translations) · yue 腸毒素 /肠毒素 (Translations)