Definition of enterotoxin in English:
enterotoxin
nounˌɛntərəʊˈtɒksɪnˌen(t)ərōˈtäksən
Medicine A toxin produced in or affecting the intestines, such as those causing food poisoning or cholera.
Example sentencesExamples
- Secretory diarrhoea is a common disorder in developing countries, where pathogens that produce enterotoxin such as enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli are endemic.
- Watery secretory diarrhea is a sign of bacterial enterotoxins and viruses.
- The bacteria-produced enterotoxin interacts with intestinal cells to spur diarrhea.
- It has been demonstrated that this pathogen produces different enterotoxins and different strains may cause disease by different mechanisms.
- E. coli, the gut organism that produces a special poison called enterotoxin, is the commonest cause.