- callistin shellfish poisoning
- poisoning caused by ingestion of the shellfish Callista brevisphonata; an outbreak in Japan in the 1950s was believed to be due to a choline present in the ovaries of the shellfish.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
callistin shellfish poisoning
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Callista — Cal·lis·ta (kə lisґtə) a genus of shellfish. C. brevisphonaґta was the cause of callistin shellfish poisoning in Japan … Medical dictionary
