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botulism

bo·tu·lism

UK/ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm/ US/ˈbɑ.t͡ʃəˌlɪz.əm/ rare

noun

1.

food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly

Origin

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

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