botulism

English

A photomicrograph of Clostridium botulinum bacteria.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

botulism (usually uncountable, plural botulisms)

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

Translations

See also

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bothulisme.

Noun

botulism n (uncountable)

  1. botulism

Declension

Swedish

Noun

botulism c

  1. (pathology) botulism

Declension

Declension of botulism 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative botulism botulismen
Genitive botulisms botulismens

References

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