# verocytotoxin

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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