clostridium_perfringens_epsilon_toxin | ||
1. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine,immunology,pharmacology) a bacterial toxin produced by Clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria | |
Synonyms: | epsilon_toxin | |
Related terms: | bacterial_toxin | |