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venoms

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006674

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006674
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2016; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsobodily secretions and exudates; antivenoms; bites and stings; conotoxins; snake venoms; amphibian venoms; arthropod venoms
TranslationsSpanish: venenos
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006674",
  "term": "venoms",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "bodily secretions and exudates",
    "antivenoms",
    "bites and stings",
    "conotoxins",
    "snake venoms",
    "amphibian venoms",
    "arthropod venoms"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2016",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "venenos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/venoms/"
}

Record 6,674 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.