肠毒素

腸毒素
chángdúsù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 enterotoxin
  2. 2 intestinal toxin

Examples

Huòluàn húngjūn chǎnshēng de chángdúsù huì yǐnqǐ yánzhòng fùxiè.
The enterotoxin produced by the cholera bacterium causes severe diarrhea.
Shíwù zhòngdú wǎngwǎng shì xìjūn chángdúsù yǐnqǐ de.
Food poisoning is often caused by bacterial enterotoxins.

Tips

memory
(cháng) = intestine + 毒素 (dúsù) = toxin. Many medical and chemical compound names follow this clean N+毒素 pattern: 神经毒素 (shénjīng dúsù, neurotoxin), 细胞毒素 (xìbāo dúsù, cytotoxin), 毒素 (nèidúsù, endotoxin). Once you know 毒素, dozens of toxin names unlock.

Stroke Order

cháng