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botulism Med.|ˈbɒtjuːlɪz(ə)m|
[ad. G. botulismus (also in Engl. use), f. L. botul-us sausage: see -ism.]
Poisoning caused by eating food, usu. imperfectly preserved, that contains botulinus toxin.
1878W. B. Woodman tr. von Ziemssen's Cycl. Med. XVII. 539 In the larger towns, botulismus occurs extremely seldom. 1887A. M. Brown Anim. Alkaloids 156 In Germany it is known by the term botulism, a form of poisoning of the organism observed to result from the ingestion of putrefying meats. 1899Clinical Jrnl. 7 June 112/1 This disease or botulism is quite different in its nature. 1922H. Zinsser Textbk. Bacteriol. (ed. 5) xxxvi. 742 Botulismus toxin is produced under conditions of strict anaërobiosis. 1922Times 6 Sept. 7/3 He had no doubt the deaths in this case were due to botulism, for which disease antitoxins..had proved disappointing. 1959Science 25 Sept. 769/2 In botulism the immediate cause of death is usually a paralysis of the skeletal musculature. |