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bot·u·lism
\ˈbächəˌlizəm\ noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary botul- (from Latin botulus) + -ism; originally formed as German botulismus
: acute food poisoning in man, various mammals, and birds caused by ingestion of food containing the toxin secreted by a spore-forming bacterium (Clostridium botulinum), characterized by muscle weakness and paralysis, disturbances of vision, swallowing, and speech, and marked by a high mortality rate — see duck sickness, limberneck |