See Also: blister beetle poisoning(medicine)
blister beetle(encyclopedia)
Blister beetle(health)
Beetle, blister(health)
blister(2)(dictionary)
fly blister(medicine)
blister(medicine)
blister(encyclopedia)
Blister(health)
blister(1)(dictionary)

inhumane (iou) and blister beetle poisoning (medicine)


inhumane (iou)



inhumane adjective. LME.
[Orig. var. of INHUMAN adjective; later from IN-3 + HUMANE.]
See INHUMAN adjective. LME.
Not humane; without compassion for misery or suffering. Cf. INHUMAN adjective 1. E19.

blister beetle poisoning (medicine)


blister beetle poisoning
Poisoning, most often of horses, by ingestion of blister beetles (Epicauta spp.) in hay; the causative toxin is cantharidin, which produces salivation, shock, pollakiuria, and colic.