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Botulism vs Diarrhea - What's the difference?

botulism | diarrhea |

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

(en-noun) (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) *

    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)

    See also

    * constipation