inject / ɪnˈdʒɛkt / verb • to force a liquid medicine, drug, or chemical into someone or something by using a needle or needle-like means.
Example: When I was in the hospital, they injected me with a powerful drug twice a day.
nerve / nɜrv / noun (plural nerves / nɜrvz / ) long, thin cells in your body that control movement and feeling by carrying messages between the brain and other parts of the body.
Example: This insect’s venom causes pain by attacking your nerves.
poison / ˈpɔɪ zən / noun • a substance that can cause people or animals to die or to become very sick if it gets into their bodies especially by being eaten or swallowed.
Example: In the story, the man almost died because someone put poison in his drink.
poisonous / ˈpɔɪ zən əz/ noun • having poison in it; causing sickness or death by entering or touching the body.
Example: Never eat the fruit from this tree. It’s highly poisonous!
sting / stɪŋ / noun • an injury caused when an insect or animal stings (or “bites”) you.
Example: Bee stings can be very painful.
sting / stɪŋ / verb • sting, stinging, stung, stung (of insects, plants, or animals) to break the skin with a sharp, pointed part that may contain venom.
Example: A bee stung me in the garden.
stinger / stɪŋ ər / noun • the sharp, pointed part that some insects and plants use to break the skin to cause pain or inject venom into their victim.
Example: When a bee stings you, it loses its stinger and dies shortly afterwards.
toxin / ˈtɒk sɪn / noun • a poisonous substance or chemical, especially one that is produced by an animal or plant.
Example: Stay away from this plant! It has a powerful toxin that can make you sick.
venom / ˈvɛn əm / noun • poisonous substance or chemical that some animals (certain snakes, spiders, insects) introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
Example: This spider’s venom is very powerful.
venomous / ˈvɛn əm əz/ adjective • something that has venom and can hurt you.
Example: Some snakes are friendly, but some can be very venomous.