What is Venom? A Basic Definition

Venom \Ven"om\, n. [OE. venim, OF. venim, venin, F. venin,
         L.
   venenum. Cf. Venenate.]
   1. Matter
         fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly,
      the
         poisonous matter which certain animals, such as
     
         serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of
    
          health, and communicate by biting or stinging.
      [1913
         Webster]

            Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites. --Milton.
   
           [1913 Webster]

   2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil
         quality. --Chaucer. "The
      venom of such looks."
         --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Venom; virus; bane.
         See Poison.
       
         [1913 Webster]

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Off-site Venom Links, User Submitted

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Fri Nov 21

• Venom
• Increased expression of osteopontin is associated with long-term bee venom immunotherapy: Venom allergen immunotherapy (VIT) is highly effective for treating insect allergy. Significantly more osteopontin is present in persons treated with bee venom, consequently, osteopontin is a biomarker for VIT.

Thu Nov 20

• Spiderman Action Figures Games and Toys: A collection of Spiderman action figures from Marvel Comics. Including his worst enemies such as Venom, Carnage, the Green Goblin, Doc Ock, Rhino, the Lizard, Sandman, and more.

Wed Nov 12

• Paralyzing viper venom used to treat wrinkles: A solution out of snake venom used on faces.

Tue Nov 11

• Chamillionaire Prepping New Album Drops Mixtape Messiah 5: Chamillionare is getting ready to drop his third studio album "Venom&qu ot; goes back to his mixtape ways with Mixtape Messiah 5. Be on the lookout for MM5 sometime around November 23rd, it should rip to the net well before then.

Mon Nov 10

• Venom @ In Metal

Thu Nov 6

• What The..? - MARVEL 01 VENOM by `adonihs on deviantART

Thu Oct 30

• A vespa que faz uma neurocirurgia na barata | Rainha Vermelha

Wed Oct 29

• AVRU - Venomous Animals
• Venomous Websites
• WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources: The Clinical Toxinology Resources Website is a premier site for information on venomous animals and poisonous animals, plants and mushrooms. It covers the whole World, with both general information and information about particular organisms, located through a searchable database, that allows users to look for an animal, plant or mushroom, based on a common name, a scientific name or family, a country or region. Produced by Toxinology Department, Women?s & Children?s Hospital (WCH), Adelaide

Thu Oct 23

• Skateboard, Downhill Bushings, Venom Bushing, Longboard Bushings - ALL NEW VEMOM BUSHINGS!!!

Wed Oct 22

• Hennessey Venom 1000 Dodge Viper - Best Sportscar for $200,000: You have to be out of the automotive loop if you haven?t heard or read anything on the Hennessey Viper, which has been highlighted, tested, and pushed into competition with other tuners (mostly in Venom 1000 twin-turbo trim) by nearly every other reputable reviewers on automotive stage.

Sat Oct 18

• Spider venom could be used in impotence treatment - Telegraph

Fri Oct 17

• Forget Viagra & Horny Goat Weed: A trove of potential drugs for conditions as diverse as impotence and arthritis could emerge from a study of venom from a potentially deadly spider.

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