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botulism

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bot·u·lis·m /ˈbɒtʃəlɪzəm $ ˈbɑː-/ noun [uncountable]  MIserious food poisoning caused by bacteria in preserved meat and vegetables 肉毒(杆菌)中毒,腊肠毒菌病
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botulismThe girl's landlady had made a packed lunch from pork which is at the centre of a botulism alert.The vet diagnosed botulism so undoubtedly the goose was infected.Clostridium botulinum occurs in the soil and it is the cause of botulism.Should the vichyssoise contain a touch of botulism, however, there would be small need for alarm.It's believed warm weather has led to a build up of botulism bacteria in the canal.
Origin botulism (1800-1900) German botulismus, from Latin botulus sausage; because the bacteria were first found in sausages and other cooked meats
bot·u·lis·m nounChineseSyllable
poisoning and vegetables bacteria food serious Corpus caused by meat in preserved


botulism
botulism /ˈbɒtʃəlɪzəm, ˈbɒtʃʊlɪzəm $ ˈbɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: German
 Origin: botulismus, from Latin botulus 'sausage'; because the bacteria were first found in sausages and other cooked meats
serious food poisoning caused by bacteria in preserved meat and vegetables


botu·lismBrE /ˈbɒtjulɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːtʃəlɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a serious illness caused by bacteria in badly preserved food 肉毒中毒(由加工食品中的杆菌引起)