verocytotoxin

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noun

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

OriginEsperanto verda reno ← Ancient Greek κύτος →
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Meanings

nounverocytotoxin (plural verocytotoxins)

plural verocytotoxins

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος“cell”
  2. Esperantoverda reno
  3. Englishverocytotoxin

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

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APA

verocytotoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verocytotoxin

MLA

“verocytotoxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verocytotoxin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verocytotoxin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verocytotoxin.

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