botulism

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.t͡ʃəˌlɪz.əm/

Noun

botulism (usually uncountable, plural botulisms)

1. (pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium 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

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Romanian

Etymology

From French bothulisme.

Noun

botulism n (uncountable)

1. botulism

Declension

declension of botulism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) botulism	botulismul
genitive/dative	(unui) botulism	botulismului
vocative	botulismule