epsilon toxin

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epsilon toxin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  epsilon toxin
      n 1: 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 [syn: epsilon toxin,
           Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin]