VENOM

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 32

n. Vea'n'm. Gr., Qdpnaicov. Lat., venenum. Fr., venin, poison. Ger., Gift. Poison, especially the poison secreted by certain animals (e. g., serpents, scorpions, etc.). [a, 48.] Quickening v., Vital v. Semen. [J.] [s. 702]