αλλαντίαση — meaning in English
alladiasi
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English meaning
- botulism noun A severe, often life-threatening form of food poisoning caused by a toxin from bacteria that grow in improperly canned or preserved food.
Senses
αλλαντίαση is used for these senses in English:
- allantiasis (disease, archaic) Food poisoning (especially botulism) as a result of eating poorly cooked sausages.
- botulism (pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.