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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An acute, often severe gastrointestinal disorder characterized by vomiting and diarrhea and caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, especially bacteria of the genus Salmonella, or the toxins they produce.
- noun Poisoning caused by ingesting substances, such as certain mushrooms, that contain natural toxins.
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- noun pathology Common term for any
food-borne disease , such assalmonella , which causesdiarrhea , nausea, fever and abdominal cramps.
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- noun illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
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