CANTHARIS (U.S. AND BR.)
\kˈanθɑːɹˌɪs jˌuːˈɛs and bˌiːˈɑː], \kˈanθɑːɹˌɪs jˌuːˈɛs and bˌiːˈɑː], \k_ˈa_n_θ_ɑː_ɹ_ˌɪ_s__ j_ˌuː_ˈɛ_s__ a_n_d b_ˌiː__ˈɑː]\
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Cantharides, Spanish fly, a dried beetle, Cantharis vesicatoria; employed internally as a diuretic and in the treatment of certain scaly skin diseases in doses of gr. 1/4-1/2 (0.015-0.03); externally as a counterirritant and vesicatory.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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