botulism
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Clostridium_botulinum.jpg/220px-Clostridium_botulinum.jpg)
Etymology
From German Botulismus, from Latin botulus (“sausage”), the first identified source of the disease, + -ism
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: bot‧u‧lism
Noun
botulism (usually uncountable, plural botulisms)
- (pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, a type of anaerobic bacteria that grows in improperly prepared food.
Translations
medical condition
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