Medical term:
ciguatoxin
ciguatera
[se″gwah-ta´rah]a form of fish poisoning, marked by gastrointestinal and neurologic symptoms due to ingestion of tropical or subtropical marine fish such as the barracuda, grouper, or snapper that have ciguatoxin in their tissues.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ci·gua·tox·in
(sē'gwă-tok'sin),A marine saponin of unknown structure but with the empiric formula of C35H65NO8; the toxic substance that causes ciguatera.
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ciguatoxin
(sē′gwə-tŏk′sĭn)n.
A potent neurotoxin that is secreted by a dinoflagellate and can accumulate in the flesh of certain marine fish, such as grouper or snapper, causing ciguatera poisoning.
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