Biologically Active Substance
arthropod venom
ar·thro·pod ven·om
Subclass of:
Venoms
Definitions related to arthropod venoms:
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(arthropod poison) Poison produced by arthropods, toxic to other living organisms.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Venoms from animals of the phylum ARTHROPODA. Those most investigated are from SCORPIONS and SPIDERS of the class Arachnidae and from ant, bee, and wasp families of the INSECTA order HYMENOPTERA. The venoms contain protein toxins, enzymes, and other bioactive substances and may be lethal to man.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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