enterotoxin

Term: enterotoxin

Literally meaning: toxin of intestine

Origin: Anc Greek

έντερον/enteron(=intestine, bowel) < εντός/entos(=inside, within)

+τοξικόν/toxikon(= poison used to poison arrow heads)
> τόξον/toxon(bow)

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Definition

A peptide or protein that is produced by living organisms in the intestine  and is capable of causing disease mainly by affecting the gastrointestinal tract and causing vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain.