Venom

Introduction: Venom

Description of Venom

Venom: Poisonous animal secretions forming fluid mixtures of many different enzymes, toxins, and other substances. These substances are produced in specialized glands and secreted through specialized delivery systems (nematocysts, spines, fangs, etc.) for disabling prey or predator.
Source: MeSH 2007

Venom: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Venom:

• Poisonous
• Fluid
• Snakes
• Spiders
• Eng
• Span
• Class
• Poison

Terms associated with Venom:

Related Topics

• Antivenins

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Venom:

• Amphibian Venoms
• Arthropod Venoms
• Cnidarian Venoms
• Fish Venoms
• Mollusk Venoms
• Snake Venoms

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Venom

• Bodily Secretions
• Toxins, Biological

Source - MeSH 2007

For a description of Venom, see:

• animal poison
• arthropod poison
• fish poison
• reptile poison

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Venom

The following list attempts to classify Venom into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Fluids and Secretions
  • Bodily Secretions
    • Venoms

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Complex Mixtures
  • Venoms

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Biological Factors
  • Toxins, Biological
    • Venoms

Interesting Medical Articles:

• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Research Your Symptoms
• Diseases & Medical Conditions
• Medical Diagnosis
• [Full list of premium articles on symptoms, diseases, and diagnosis]

Medical dictionaries:

• Medical dictionary,
• Medical Acronymns/Abbreviations

More Medical Dictionary Topics

Tay

Find out more

Search to find out more about Venom:

powered by Search the Web Search rightdiagnosis.com

 » Next page: Venom antibody

Medical Tools & Articles:

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

   

Search Specialists by State and City