[医] 大戟胶树脂

[ noun ]
an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine
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Euphorbium \Eu*phor"bi*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. euphorbeum, from Gr.
?; -- so called after Euphorbus, a Greek physician.] (Med.)
An inodorous exudation, usually in the form of yellow tears,
produced chiefly by the African {Euphorbia resinifera}. It
was formerly employed medicinally, but was found so violent
in its effects that its use is nearly abandoned.