botulism

English

A photomicrograph of Clostridium botulinum bacteria.

Etymology

From German Botulismus, from Latin botulus (“sausage”), the first identified source of the disease, + -ism.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.t͡ʃəˌlɪz.əm/

Noun

botulism (usually uncountable, plural botulisms)

1. (pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.

Translations

medical condition

• Bulgarian: ботулизъм m (botulizǎm)
• Catalan: botulisme (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 香腸中毒／香肠中毒 (xiāngcháng zhòngdú), 波特淋菌中毒 (bōtèlín jūn zhòngdú)

• Czech: botulismus (cs) m
• Danish: botulisme (da) c, pølseforgiftning c
• Finnish: botulismi (fi)
• French: botulisme (fr) m
• German: Botulismus (de) m
• Greek: αλλαντίαση (el) f (allantíasi)
• Hungarian: botulizmus (hu)
• Icelandic: bótúlíneitrun (is) f
• Irish: ispíneachas m, botalas m
• Italian: botulismo (it) m
• Japanese: ボツリヌス中毒 (botsurinusu chūdoku)
• Polish: botulizm (pl) m
• Portuguese: botulismo (pt) m
• Romanian: botulism (ro) n
• Russian: ботули́зм (ru) m (botulízm)
• Slovak: botulizmus (sk) m, klobásový jed m
• Spanish: botulismo (es) m
• Swedish: botulism
• Turkish: botulizm
• Ukrainian: ботулі́зм m (botulízm)
• Welsh: botwliaeth f, botwledd m

See also

• botulin

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bothulisme.

Noun

botulism n (uncountable)

1. botulism

Declension

declension of botulism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) botulism	botulismul
genitive/dative	(unui) botulism	botulismului
vocative	botulismule

Swedish

Noun

botulism c

1. (pathology) botulism

Declension

Declension of botulism
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	botulism	botulismen	—	—
Genitive	botulisms	botulismens	—	—

References

• botulism in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• botulism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)