Lachesisn.

Brit.

/ˈlakᵻsɪs/, U.S.

/ˈlækəsəs/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French lachesis; Latin Lachesis.

Etymology: < (i) French lachesis (1823 in the passage translated in quot. 1823, or earlier), and its etymon (ii) scientific Latin Lachesis, genus name (F. M. Daudin 1803, in Magasin encyclopédique 5 435; compare earlier use as a specific name (1768 with reference to a cobra)) < classical Latin Lachesis , the name of one of the Fates < ancient Greek Λάχεσις , the name of one of the Fates, also denoting a person's lot or destiny < λαγχάνειν to obtain by lot, of unknown origin + -σις -sis suffix.In sense 2 after German Lachesis (1835 in the source translated in quot. 1841 at sense 2), itself after scientific Latin Lachesis (1834 in this sense, attributed to C. Hering; compare French lachesis (1835 in a paper by C. Hering, denoting both the genus of snakes and the homoeopathic preparation)). Hering first described experiments on himself with the preparation in Archiv für die homöopathische Heilkunst 10 (1831) 1–23, but at that date used the word only to denote the snake.

1. Zoology. A genus of three venomous pit vipers comprising the bushmasters of Central and South America; (also lachesis) a snake of this genus.

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1823 tr. J. P. F. Deleuze Hist. & Descr. Royal Mus. Nat. Hist. II. 397 The lachesis of Cayenne [Fr. Le lachesis de Cayenne] (crostalus mutus),..the tail of which is terminated by a horny, very hard, and sharp point.

1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals iv. 109 In the Lachesis..the tail ends in a single, large, lancet-shaped point or scale.

1917 Copeia 47 76 They..considered all annulated snakes..to be coral snakes, and all darkly colored, spotted snakes..to be species of Lachesis.

1964 Proc. 7th Internat. Congr. Trop. Med. & Malaria 1963 IV. ix. 189 In case that a palpable amount of venom is present, for instance a bite of a large Lachesis (bushmaster), incision is to be carried out.

2002 K. M. Ramsland Heat Seekers i. 26 The lachesis is also the bush-master, the world's largest viper.

2. Chiefly with lower-case initial. A homoeopathic preparation containing venom from a snake of the genus Lachesis.

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1841 J. Laurie tr. G. H. G. Jahr Man. Homœopathic Med. I. 283 Lachesis... Duration of effect: several weeks.

1844 Brit. Jrnl. Homœopathy 2 369 Hering apparently introduced the use of lachesis as a remedy.

1880 Organon 3 27 The case had improved under Lachesis.

1927 E. A. Neatby & T. G. Stonham Man. Homœo-therapeutics 807 Lachesis appears to affect predominantly the left side.

1991 S. Gibson & R. Gibson Homoeopathy for Everyone (new ed.) vi. 89 He had already discovered the therapeutic power of lachesis, the deadly poison of the Surukuku or Bushmaster snake of the Amazon forests.

2005 Health Plus Jan. 91/1 For mild premenstrual (PMS) symptoms like irritability and anxiety, take one 30c pilule daily of lachesis for four or five days.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lachesis
释义	Lachesisn. Brit. /ˈlakᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˈlækəsəs/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French lachesis; Latin Lachesis. Etymology: < (i) French lachesis (1823 in the passage translated in quot. 1823, or earlier), and its etymon (ii) scientific Latin Lachesis, genus name (F. M. Daudin 1803, in Magasin encyclopédique 5 435; compare earlier use as a specific name (1768 with reference to a cobra)) < classical Latin Lachesis , the name of one of the Fates < ancient Greek Λάχεσις , the name of one of the Fates, also denoting a person's lot or destiny < λαγχάνειν to obtain by lot, of unknown origin + -σις -sis suffix.In sense 2 after German Lachesis (1835 in the source translated in quot. 1841 at sense 2), itself after scientific Latin Lachesis (1834 in this sense, attributed to C. Hering; compare French lachesis (1835 in a paper by C. Hering, denoting both the genus of snakes and the homoeopathic preparation)). Hering first described experiments on himself with the preparation in Archiv für die homöopathische Heilkunst 10 (1831) 1–23, but at that date used the word only to denote the snake. 1. Zoology. A genus of three venomous pit vipers comprising the bushmasters of Central and South America; (also lachesis) a snake of this genus. ΚΠ 1823 tr. J. P. F. Deleuze Hist. & Descr. Royal Mus. Nat. Hist. II. 397 The lachesis of Cayenne [Fr. Le lachesis de Cayenne] (crostalus mutus),..the tail of which is terminated by a horny, very hard, and sharp point. 1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals iv. 109 In the Lachesis..the tail ends in a single, large, lancet-shaped point or scale. 1917 Copeia 47 76 They..considered all annulated snakes..to be coral snakes, and all darkly colored, spotted snakes..to be species of Lachesis. 1964 Proc. 7th Internat. Congr. Trop. Med. & Malaria 1963 IV. ix. 189 In case that a palpable amount of venom is present, for instance a bite of a large Lachesis (bushmaster), incision is to be carried out. 2002 K. M. Ramsland Heat Seekers i. 26 The lachesis is also the bush-master, the world's largest viper. 2. Chiefly with lower-case initial. A homoeopathic preparation containing venom from a snake of the genus Lachesis. ΚΠ 1841 J. Laurie tr. G. H. G. Jahr Man. Homœopathic Med. I. 283 Lachesis... Duration of effect: several weeks. 1844 Brit. Jrnl. Homœopathy 2 369 Hering apparently introduced the use of lachesis as a remedy. 1880 Organon 3 27 The case had improved under Lachesis. 1927 E. A. Neatby & T. G. Stonham Man. Homœo-therapeutics 807 Lachesis appears to affect predominantly the left side. 1991 S. Gibson & R. Gibson Homoeopathy for Everyone (new ed.) vi. 89 He had already discovered the therapeutic power of lachesis, the deadly poison of the Surukuku or Bushmaster snake of the Amazon forests. 2005 Health Plus Jan. 91/1 For mild premenstrual (PMS) symptoms like irritability and anxiety, take one 30c pilule daily of lachesis for four or five days. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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