verocytotoxin
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Vero (from Esperanto verda reno (literally “green kidney”) + Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “cell”) + toxin.
Noun
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verocytotoxin (plural verocytotoxins)
- Any of a group of toxins, found in some microorganisms of genus Shigella and Escherichia, that can cause acute renal failure.