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ボツリヌス中毒 (botsurinusuchuudoku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ボツリヌス中ちゅう毒どく

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Meanings

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botulism food poisoning

Medical term for poisoning caused by the botulinum toxin, often from improperly preserved food.

ボツリヌス中ちゅう毒どくは、缶かん詰づめや真しん空くうパック食しょく品ひんで発はっ生せいすることがある

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Botulism food poisoning can occur from canned or vacuum-packed foods.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
毒poison, virus, venom

Related words

食しょく中ちゅう毒どく
General term for food poisoning; ボツリヌス中毒 is a specific type caused by Clostridium botulinum.

Built from

ボツリヌス+中ちゅう毒どく

Etymology

From ボツリヌス (botulinum) + 中毒 (poisoning). ボツリヌス is derived from Latin 'botulus' (sausage), referring to the historical association with sausage poisoning.