As nouns the difference between botulism and diarrhea
is that botulism is (pathology) poisoning caused by the toxin from clostridium botulinum , a type of anaerobic bacteria that grows in improperly-prepared food while diarrhea is (chiefly|north america) a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.
botulism
English
Noun
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en-noun)
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wikipedia botulism)
(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum , a type of anaerobic bacteria that grows in improperly-prepared food.
See also
* botulin
diarrhea
Alternative forms
* diarrhoea (British)
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Noun
(chiefly, North America) A condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.
The watery excrement that comes from said bowel movements.
Synonyms
* (medical condition) the runs, the shits, the squirts (US), the trots, the squits (both UK), the skitters (Scottish) (all slang)
* See also
Hyponyms
* Montezuma's revenge (informal)
* Pharao's revenge (informal)
Related terms
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See also
* constipation