English Explanatory Dictionary

verocytotoxin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of toxins, found in some microorganisms of genus Shigella and Escherichia, that can cause acute renal failure.

Word forms

verocytotoxin verocytotoxins

Etymology

From Vero (from Esperanto verda reno (literally “green kidney”)) + Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “cell”) + toxin.

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