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ciguatera
[ see-gwuh-ter-uh, sig-wuh‑ ]
noun
- a tropical disease caused by ingesting a poison found in certain marine fishes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ciguatera1
First recorded in 1860–65; from Latin American Spanish, perhaps from Cuban Spanish cigua, from Taíno “sea slug”
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Example Sentences
For this reason ciguatera is almost confined to the tropics.
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The alkaloids produce a disease known as ciguatera, characterized by paralysis and gastric derangements.
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Poisonous bacteria may be destroyed by cooking, but the alkaloids which cause ciguatera are unaltered by heat.
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The true ciguatera is produced by a specific poisonous alkaloid.
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Severe cases of ciguatera with men, as well as with lower animals, may end fatally in a short time.
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