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)

(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

Romanian

Etymology

From French bothulisme.

Noun

botulism n (uncountable)

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

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