cantharides
cantharides
Definition
can·thari·des (kan t̸har′ə dēz′)
- cantharis
- a dangerous, sometimes fatal, preparation of powdered, dried Spanish flies, formerly used internally as a diuretic and aphrodisiac and externally as a skin irritant
Etymology: ME cantarides < L cantharides, pl. of cantharis, kind of beetle, Spanish fly < Gr kantharis, blister beetle
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