venom (redirected from Insect venom)

venom /ven·om/ (ven´om) a poison, especially one normally secreted by a serpent, insect, or other animal.

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ven·om (vnm)

n.

1. A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted by a bite or sting.

2. A poison.

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Venom

A poisonous substance secreted by an animal, usually delivered through a bite or a sting.

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venom

[ven′əm]

Etymology: L, venenum, poison

a toxic fluid substance secreted by some snakes, arthropods, and other animals and transmitted by their stings or bites.

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venom [ven´om]

poison, especially a toxic substance normally secreted by a serpent, insect, or other animal.

Russell's viper venom the venom of Vipera russelli (Russell's viper), which acts in vitro as an intrinsic thromboplastin and is useful in defining deficiencies of coagulation factor X.

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venom

poison, especially a toxic substance normally secreted by a serpent, insect or other animal.

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Russell's viper venom

the venom of the Russell viper (Vipera russelli), which acts in vitro as an intrinsic thromboplastin and is useful in defining deficiencies of clotting factor X. See also russell's viper venom.

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venom

Toxicology A poisonous substance produced by an insect or animal, stored in specific sacs and sundry sites, and released by biting or stinging; venoms, the original biological weapons, are used for defense and to capture prey. See Snake venom, Yellow jacket venom.