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A photomicrograph of Clostridium botulinum bacteria.

Etymology

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From German Botulismus, from Latin botulus (sausage), the first identified source of the disease, + -ism.

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Noun

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botulism (usually uncountable, plural botulisms)

 
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  1. (pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bothulisme.

Noun

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botulism n (uncountable)

  1. botulism

Declension

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Swedish

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Noun

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botulism c

  1. (pathology) botulism

Declension

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Declension of botulism 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative botulism botulismen
Genitive botulisms botulismens

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