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| bot·u·lism [ bóchə lìzzəm ] |
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type of food poisoning: a serious form of food poisoning caused by eating preserved food that has been contaminated with botulinum organisms. The toxin affects the central nervous system and causes progressive muscular paralysis.
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| [Late 19th century. < German Botulismus "sausage poisoning" < Latin botulus "sausage"] |
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