verocytotoxin

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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verocytotoxin (plural verocytotoxins)

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