| 词汇 | ciguatera |
| 释义 | ciguatera noun[ U ] medical specializeduk /ˌsɪɡ.wəˈteə.rə/ us /ˌsiː.ɡwəˈter.ə/ an illness caused by eating fish that are usually edible(= suitable for eating) but that contain a poisonous substance: Humans affected with ciguatera can experience various symptoms, from flu-like symptoms to numbness. ciguatera poisoningCiguatera poisoning occurs when a dynoflagellate, a kind of plankton carrying the ciguatoxin, are eaten by reef fish. On Maui last year, there were nine cases of ciguatera poisoning. Seven of the 10 were diagnosed with ciguatera, a food poisoning that occurs after eating certain fish contaminated with a toxin found in algae. When someone eats a fish containing the ciguatera toxin, symptoms similar to food poisoning appear within hours. Poisoning and allergy allergen allergenic anaphylactic anaphylactic shock anaphylaxis animatedly envenomation fly agaric hypersensitivity hypoallergenic intolerance intolerant poisoning poisonous ptomaine toxicity toxicologist toxicology toxin Warfarin |
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