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Snake Bites

Medical Definition: Bites by snakes. The condition of having been bitten by a venomous snake, characterized by stinging pain at the wound puncture. The venom injected at the site of the bite is capable of producing a deleterious effect on the blood or on the nervous system. (Webster's 3d ed; from Dorland, 27th ed, at snake, venomous)
Guide Notes: IM; coord with specific available snake family or genus (IM); ther with antivenins is /ther, not /drug ther

Snake Bites Medical Definitions and Terms

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