botulism

English

A photomicrograph of Clostridium botulinum bacteria.

Etymology

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

Noun

botulism (usually uncountable, plural botulisms)

1. (pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, a type of anaerobic bacteria that grows in improperly-prepared food.

See also

• botulin

Translations

medical condition

• Bulgarian: ботулизъм m (botulizǎm)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 香腸中毒, 香肠中毒 (xiāngcháng zhòngdú), 波特淋菌中毒 (bōtèlín jūn zhòngdú)

• Czech: botulismus (cs) m
• Danish: botulisme (da) c, pølseforgiftning c
• Finnish: botulismi (fi)
• French: botulisme (fr) m
• German: Botulismus (de) m
• Greek: αλλαντίαση (el) f (allantíasi)

• Icelandic: bótúlíneitrun (is) f
• Italian: botulismo (it) m
• Japanese: ボツリヌス中毒 (botsurinusu chūdoku)
• Portuguese: botulismo (pt) m
• Romanian: botulism (ro) n
• Russian: ботули́зм (ru) m (botulízm)
• Slovak: botulizmus m, klobásový jed m
• Spanish: botulismo (es) m
• Swedish: botulism
• Ukrainian: ботулі́зм m (botulízm)