Citation

Laios K, Michaleas SN, Tsoucalas G, Papalampros A, Androutsos G. Toxicol. Rep. 2021; 8: 977-979.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.toxrep.2021.04.010

PMID

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Abstract

In ancient Greek literature the adjective toxic (Greek: τoξικόν) derives from the noun τόξo, that is the arc. This noun according to the Liddell - Scott - Jones lexicon had several meanings. Apart from the meaning that someone is able to use a bow or the military department of the archers, the medical context of the term is that a substance has the characteristic of a poison. This concept of the term survived until today with little differentiation.

Language: en

Keywords

Ancient Greek medicine; Arc; Byzantine medicine; Poison; Toxic