botulisme

Definitions of botulisme
  1. noun
    illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
    synonyms: kadaverine, lijkegif, lijkengif, vleesvergiftiging, voedselvergiftiging, worstvergiftiging
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    worstvergiftiging
    food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly
    salmonella-infectie
    a kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium
    type of:
    misselijkheid, onpasselijkheid, ziekbed, ziekte
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  2. noun
    food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly
    synonyms: worstvergiftiging
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    type of:
    kadaverine, lijkegif, lijkengif, vleesvergiftiging, voedselvergiftiging, worstvergiftiging
    illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
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