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enterotoxin

American  
[en-tuh-roh-tok-sin] / ˌɛn tə roʊˈtɒk sɪn /

noun

Pathology.

  1. a toxic substance produced by certain bacteria that on ingestion causes violent vomiting and diarrhea.

Etymology

Origin of enterotoxin

First recorded in 1935–40; entero- + toxin

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