SCORPION

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 20

n. Sko2rp'i2-u3n. Gr., cncopjrt'os. Lat., Scorpio. Fr., s. Ger, S., Skorpion. An individual of the Scorpion i dae, or true s's, which are armed with a venomous sting; or of the Cheliferidce, or false s's. [L, 147 (a, 39).] Oil of s's. See Oleum SCORPIONUM. Whip s. See PEDIPALPUS (2d def.). [s. 463]