enterotoxin
noun
en·tero·tox·in ˌen-tə-rō-ˈtäk-sən 
: a toxin that is produced by microorganisms (such as some staphylococci) and causes gastrointestinal symptoms (as in some forms of food poisoning or cholera)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Pinnacle Foods' ready-to-eat dried, sliced beef by Armour Star may have been tainted by staphylococcal enterotoxin and clostridial toxin. 
Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2018
Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
enterotoxin
noun
en·tero·tox·in ˌent-ə-rō-ˈtäk-sən
: a toxic substance that is produced by microorganisms (as some staphylococci) and causes gastrointestinal symptoms (as in some forms of food poisoning or cholera)
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