See Also: Kyrie(dictionary)
kyrie eleison(medicine)
Kyrie eleison(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
viper(medicine)
viper(encyclopedia)
viper(dictionary)
viper(dictionary)
pit viper(encyclopedia)
russell's viper(medicine)

kyrie eleison (medicine) and viper (sh)


kyrie eleison (medicine)


kyrie eleison


1. Greek words, meaning "Lord, have mercy upon us," used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc.

2. The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

Origin: Gr. Kyrie 'elei^son.

Source: Websters Dictionary


viper (sh)




Any of about 200 species (family Viperidae) of venomous snakes in two subfamilies: Viperinae (Old World vipers of Europe, Asia, and Africa) and Crotalinae (pit vipers).

Two long, hollow, venom-injecting fangs attached to the movable bones of the viper's upper jaw can be folded back in the mouth when not in use. Vipers range in length from less than 12 in. (30 cm) to more than 10 ft (3 m). They eat small animals and hunt by striking, then trailing, their prey. Many Old World vipers are terrestrial; a few are arboreal or burrowers. Most bear live young.