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enterotoxin
[en´ter-o-tok″sin]a toxin specifically affecting cells of the intestinal mucosa, causing vomiting and diarrhea, such as those elaborated by species of Bacillus, Clostridium, Escherichia, Staphylococcus, and Vibrio.
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en·ter·o·tox·in
(en'tĕr-ō-tok'sin),A cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa.
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enterotoxin
(ĕn′tə-rō-tŏk′sĭn)n.
Any of various bacterially produced toxins that specifically affect intestinal cells and cause vomiting and diarrhea, as in staphylococcal food poisoning and cholera.
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enterotoxin
Infectious disease A toxin with a direct effect on the intestinal mucosa, eliciting net fluid secretion; the 'classic' enterotoxin is cholera toxin, which evokes intestinal fluid secretion, by activating adenylate cyclase. See Endotoxin, Exotoxin.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
en·ter·o·tox·in
(en'tĕr-ō-tok'sin)A cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa.
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enterotoxin
Any bacterial toxin that damages intestinal tissue and causes diarrhoea and vomiting, the signs of food poisoning.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Enterotoxin
A type of harmful protein released by bacteria and other disease agents that affects the tissues lining the intestines.
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