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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑt͡ʃəlɪzəm/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒtjʊlɪzəm/
• Hyphenation: bot‧u‧lism

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.

Translations

medical condition

• Bulgarian: ботулизъм m (botulizǎm)
• Catalan: botulisme m
• 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

• Irish: ispíneachas m, botalas m
• Italian: botulismo (it) m
• Japanese: ボツリヌス中毒 (botsurinusu chūdoku)
• Polish: botulizm (pl) m
• Portuguese: botulismo (pt) m
• Romanian: botulism (ro) n
• Russian: ботули́зм (ru) m (botulízm)
• Slovak: botulizmus (sk) m, klobásový jed m
• Spanish: botulismo (es) m
• Swedish: botulism
• Ukrainian: ботулі́зм m (botulízm)
• Welsh: botwliaeth f, botwledd m

See also

• botulin