CANTLIARIS
\kˈantli͡əɹˌɪs], \kˈantliəɹˌɪs], \k_ˈa_n_t_l_iə_ɹ_ˌɪ_s]\
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Of the U. S. Ph. and Br. Ph., the Spanish fly Canthiaris versicatoria. In English it is usually written in the plural, cantharides. For its poisonous effects, see cantharidism. The official preparations of c. in the U.S. Ph. are: the cerate, cantharidal collodion, and the tincture. The cerate is commonly employed in the form of a plaster. List of poisons and their antidotes, see in appendix.
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PL cantharides. Syn. : blister beetle, A genus of coleopterous insects, now referred to Lytta.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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