"botulism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɑ.t͡ʃəˌlɪz.əm/ [General-American] Forms: botulisms [plural]
Etymology: From German Botulismus, from Latin botulus (“sausage”), the first identified source of the disease, + -ism. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Botulismus}} German Botulismus, {{der|en|la|botulus||sausage}} Latin botulus (“sausage”), {{af|en|-ism}} -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} botulism (usually uncountable, plural botulisms)
  1. (pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food. Wikipedia link: botulism Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Bacterial diseases, Pathology Related terms: botulin Translations (medical condition): ботулизъм (botulizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), botulisme [masculine] (Catalan), 香腸中毒 (Chinese Mandarin), 香肠中毒 (xiāngcháng zhòngdú) (Chinese Mandarin), 波特淋菌中毒 (bōtèlín jūn zhòngdú) (Chinese Mandarin), botulismus [masculine] (Czech), botulisme [common-gender] (Danish), pølseforgiftning [common-gender] (Danish), botulismi (Finnish), botulisme [masculine] (French), Botulismus [masculine] (German), αλλαντίαση (allantíasi) [feminine] (Greek), botulizmus (Hungarian), bótúlíneitrun [feminine] (Icelandic), ispíneachas [masculine] (Irish), botalas [masculine] (Irish), botulismo [masculine] (Italian), ボツリヌス中毒 (botsurinusu chūdoku) (Japanese), botulizm [masculine] (Polish), botulismo [masculine] (Portuguese), botulism [neuter] (Romanian), ботули́зм (botulízm) [masculine] (Russian), botulizmus [masculine] (Slovak), klobásový jed [masculine] (Slovak), botulismo [masculine] (Spanish), botulism (Swedish), botulizm (Turkish), ботулі́зм (botulízm) [masculine] (Ukrainian), botwliaeth [feminine] (Welsh), botwledd [masculine] (Welsh)

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