See Also: andromedotoxin(medicine)

penality (iou) and andromedotoxin (medicine)


penality (iou)



penality noun. Now rare. L15.
[Old & mod. French penalite from medieval Latin penalitas, from Latin poenalis: see PENAL, -ITY.]
Pain, suffering; = PENALTY 2. L15-E16.
= PENALTY 1. Only in M16.
The character or fact of being penal. M17.

andromedotoxin (medicine)


andromedotoxin


A strongly emetic active principle obtained from several species of Andromeda and Rhododendron (family Ericaceae); it is a cardiac poison, first stimulating and then paralyzing the vagus; it also paralyzes the motor nerve ends in striated muscle.