Exotoxin

/ˈɛksoʊˌtɑksɪn/ noun

Definition

A toxic protein actively secreted by living bacteria that can cause disease in the host. These toxins are often highly potent and can cause specific symptoms depending on their mechanism of action.

Etymology

From Greek 'exo' meaning 'outside' and 'toxikon' meaning 'poison for arrows.' The term distinguishes these actively secreted bacterial poisons from endotoxins that are structural components of bacterial cell walls.

Kelly Says

Exotoxins are like bacterial chemical warfare agents - bacteria actively manufacture and deploy these molecular weapons to attack specific targets in your body! Some are so precisely engineered that they're used in tiny doses for medical treatments, like botulinum toxin for wrinkles.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውጫዊ አረማ
wəč̣awī ʾarēmā
ARالعربية
سم خارجي
sam khariji
BNবাংলা
বাহ্যিক বিষ
bāhyika biṣ
CACatalà
exotoxina
/ɛksɔtɔˈksinə/
CSČeština
exotoxin
/ɛksɔtɔksɪn/
DADansk
exotoxin
/ɛksoˈtɔksin/
DEDeutsch
Exotoxin
/ɛksoˈtoːksin/
ELΕλληνικά
εξωτοξίνη
exōtoxīnē
ESEspañol
exotoxina
/eksotoˈksina/
FAفارسی
زهر خارجی
zahr-e khāreji
FISuomi
ulkoeritty
/ulkoˈeritty/
FRFrançais
exotoxine
/ɛksɔtɔksin/
GUGU
બાહ્ય વિષ
bāhya viṣ
HAHA
waje abin hawa
/wadʒe abin hawa/
HEעברית
רעלן חיצוני
reʿalān ḥitsōnī
HIहिन्दी
बाहरी विष
bāhārī viṣ
HUMagyar
exotoxin
/ɛksɔtɔksin/
IDBahasa Indonesia
eksotoksin
/ɛksɔtɔksɪn/
IGIG
n'èxì ngwa
/nʔè̝.xi ngwɑ/
ITItaliano
esotossina
/ɛzɔtɔsˈsiːna/
JA日本語
外毒素
gaitokuso
KKKK
сыртқы улан
/sɯrtqɯ ʊlɑn/
KMKM
ជាតិខាងក្រៅ
cheateakhaŋkraw
KO한국어
외독소
oe-dokso
MRMR
बाह्य विष
bāhya viṣ
MSBahasa Melayu
eksotoksin
/ɛksɔtɔksɪn/
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်ပဆိပ်
pyaɴpɑ sɛ̰
NLNederlands
exotoxine
/ɛksɔtɔˈksinə/
NONorsk
exotoxin
/ɛksoˈtɔksin/
PAPA
ਬਾਹਰੀ ਜ਼ਹਿਰ
bāharī zahar
PLPolski
egzotoksyna
/ɛɡzɔtɔkˈsɨna/
PTPortuguês
exotoxina
/ɛksɔtɔˈksinɐ/
RORomână
exotoxină
/eksotoˈksinə/
RUРусский
экзотоксин
/ɛkstɐkˈsɔksʲin/
SVSvenska
exotoxin
/ɛksoˈtɔksin/
SWKiswahili
sumu ya nje
/sʊmʊ jɑ ndʒɛ/
TAதமிழ்
வெளிப்புற நச்சு
veḷippuṟa nacchu
TEతెలుగు
బాహ్య విషం
bāhya viṣaṁ
THไทย
พิษภายนอก
pʰít pʰāy nɔ̀ːk
TLTL
lason panlabas
/lɑsɔn pɑnˈlɑbɑs/
TRTürkçe
eksotoksin
/eksotoksɪn/
UKУкраїнська
екзотоксин
/ɛkstɔkˈsɪn/
URاردو
بیرونی زہر
bairūnī zahr
VITiếng Việt
độc tố ngoài
/ʔɗɔk̚˧˦ tɔ̄ˀ˥/
YOYO
ẹ̀jẹ̀ ọ̀wọ́
/ɛ̀dʒɛ̀ ɔ̀wɔ́/
ZH中文
外毒素
wài dú xù
ZUZU
ngaphandle inyongo
/ŋɡaphɑndle inyɔŋɡo/

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