See Also: dermotoxins(medicine)

musion (iou) and dermotoxins (medicine)


musion (iou)



musion noun. obsolete exc. Hist.L16.
[Origin uncertain: perh. arbitrarily from Latin mus mouse.]
Heraldry. A wild cat.

dermotoxins (medicine)


dermotoxins
Specific substances elaborated by plants, microorganisms or animals that cause damage to the skin; they may be proteins or Other specific factors or substances; constituents of spider, jellyfish or Other venoms cause dermonecrosis and certain bacteria synthesise dermolytic agents.