Crotoxin Definition
krōtŏksĭn
noun
A crystalline neurotoxin found in the venom of the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus subsp. terrificus.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Crotoxin
New Latin Crotalus rattlesnake genus (from Latin crotalum kind of rattle or castanet) (from Greek krotalon clapper) (from krotein to strike, beat) toxin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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