batrachotoxin: Meaning and Definition of

ba•trach•o•tox•in

Pronunciation: (bu-trak"u-tok'sin, ba"tru-kō-), [key]
— n. Pharm.
  1. a venom, CHNO, obtained from skin secretions of Colombian frogs of the genus Pyllobates and used experimentally in neurology.
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