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enterotoxemia: Meaning and Definition of

en•ter•o•tox•e•mi•a

Pronunciation: (en"tu-rō-tok-sē'mē-u), [key]
— n.
  1. a systemic disease of livestock, caused by intestinal toxins of the bacterium Clostridium perfringens, characterized by diarrhea and convulsions, and usually rapidly fatal.
  2. (not in technical use) diarrhea in domestic rabbits.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
enterostomy enterotoxin
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