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Cantharidin — Chembox new Name = Cantharidin ImageFile = Cantharidin structure.png ImageSize = IUPACName = 2,6 Dimethyl 4,10 dioxatricyclo [5.2.1.02,6] decane 3,5 dione OtherNames = Cantharidin Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 56 25 7 SMILES = O=C2OC(… … Wikipedia
blister beetle poisoning — cantharidin p … Medical dictionary
Blister beetle — Blister beetles Lytta aenea [1] Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Meloidae — Me·lo·i·dae (məloґĭ de) the blister beetles, a family of beetles whose dried bodies raise blisters when rubbed on human skin and are sometimes used as counterirritants. Genera include Epicauta and Lytta (which contain cantharidin),… … Medical dictionary
Lytta — Lyt·ta lit ə n a widespread genus of blister beetles (family Meloidae) containing the Spanish fly (L. vesicatoria) * * * Lyt·ta (litґə) a genus of blister beetles (family Meloidae) that secrete cantharidin and can cause cantharidin poisoning … Medical dictionary
Epicauta — Ep·i·cau·ta (ep″ĭ kawґtə) a genus of blister beetles (family Meloidae) that secrete cantharidin and can cause cantharidin poisoning in ruminants. E. pennsylvaґnica and E. vittaґta are found in the eastern United States, E.… … Medical dictionary
cantharidism — can·thar·i·dism ə .diz əm n poisoning due to misuse of cantharides * * * can·thar·i·dism (kan tharґĭ diz əm) 1. a toxic reaction to the misuse of cantharides. 2. cantharidin poisoning … Medical dictionary
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Aphrodisiac — An aphrodisiac is an agent which is used in the belief that it increases sexual desire. [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/aphrodisiac Definition at thefreedictionary.com] ] The name comes from Aphrodite , the Greek goddess of… … Wikipedia
Spanish fly — Taxobox name = Spanish Fly image width = 230px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Meloidae subfamilia = Meloinae tribus = Lyttini genus = Lytta species = L. vesicatoria binomial = Lytta vesicatoria … Wikipedia
