Medical Dictionary

theriaca

noun the·ri·a·ca \thi-ˈrī-ə-kə\

Medical Definition of THERIACA

:  an antidote to poison consisting typically of about 70 drugs pulverized and reduced with honey to an electuary—called also Venice treacle
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