enterotoxemia
American
[en-tuh-roh-tok-see-mee-uh]
/ ˌɛn tə roʊ tɒkˈsi mi ə /
noun
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Veterinary Pathology. a systemic disease of livestock, caused by intestinal toxins of the bacterium Clostridium perfringens, characterized by diarrhea and convulsions, and usually rapidly fatal.
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(not in technical use) diarrhea in domestic rabbits.
Etymology
Origin of enterotoxemia
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