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enterotoxemia

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en⋅ter⋅o⋅tox⋅e⋅mi⋅a

  [en-tuh-roh-tok-see-mee-uh]
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–noun
1. Veterinary Pathology. a systemic disease of livestock, caused by intestinal toxins of the bacterium Clostridium perfringens, characterized by diarrhea and convulsions, and usually rapidly fatal.
2. (not in technical use) diarrhea in domestic rabbits.
Origin:
1930–35; entero- + toxemia
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Main Entry: en·tero·tox·emia
Variant: or chiefly British en·tero·tox·ae·mia /"ent-&-rO-"täk-'sE-mE-&/
Function: noun
: a disease (as pulpy kidney disease of lambs) attributed to absorption of a toxin from the intestine called also overeating disease
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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