Avian Botulism (Limberneck Disease). Posted on August 21, 2014 - 3:36pm. Avian Botulism is a paralytic, often fatal disease of wild and domestic birds resulting from the ingestion of a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium. Environmental studies have found seven toxins produced by botulinum bacterium; two of which, Types C & E, commonly cause mortality.
Definition of pharynx for English Language Learners. medical : the part inside your mouth where the passages of the nose connect to your mouth and throat.
A woman's nostrils. A nostril (or naris /ËneÉªráµ»s/, plural nares /ËneÉªriËz/) is one of the two channels of the nose, from the point where they bifurcate to the external opening. In birds and mammals, they contain branched bones or cartilages called turbinates, whose function is to warm air on inhalation and remove moisture on exhalation.