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əˌlɪz noun Pathology.
a sometimes fatal disease of the nervous system acquired from spoiled foods in which botulin is present, especially improperly canned or marinated foods.
Origin:
1875–80; < German Botulismus, equivalent to Latin botul(us) sausage (a source of botulin toxin) + -ismus -ism
1875–80; < German Botulismus, equivalent to Latin botul(us) sausage (a source of botulin toxin) + -ismus -ism
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botulism (ˈbɒtjʊˌlɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| severe poisoning from ingestion of botulin, which affects the central nervous system producing difficulty in swallowing, visual disturbances, and respiratory paralysis: often fatal | |
| [C19: first formed as German Botulismus literally: sausage poisoning, from Latin botulus sausage] | |
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Botulism
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
botulism
1878, from Ger. Botulismus (1878), coined in Ger. from L. botulus "sausage" (see bowel) + -ismus suffix of action or state. Sickness first traced to eating tainted sausage.
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Medical Dictionary
botulism bot·u·lism (bŏch'ə-lĭz'əm)
n.
A severe, sometimes fatal food poisoning caused by ingestion of a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum in improperly canned or preserved food and characterized by nausea, vomiting, disturbed vision, and paralysis.
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Science Dictionary
| botulism (bŏch'ə-lĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
A severe, sometimes fatal food poisoning caused by eating food infected with the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which produces botulinum toxin. The bacterium grows in food that has been improperly preserved. |
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Cultural Dictionary
botulism [(boch-uh-liz-uhm)]A severe form of food poisoning, often fatal if not treated quickly. Botulism is caused by a kind of bacterium that produces a toxin, and it is sometimes present in improperly canned or preserved foods.
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Example sentences
Doctors suggested it might be cholera or typhus, or perhaps it was dengue fever or botulism.
Canning tomatoes need high acid to help prevent botulism.
Fish eat the infected shellfish and are killed by the botulism toxins, ending up washed up on the beach.
Researchers have developed a potent weapon against the paralyzing disease botulism.
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