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elasmobranch poisoning — poisoning resulting from eating the flesh or viscera of sharks and rays. Poisoning from shark flesh is generally mild while that from shark liver may result in severe effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, headache and… … Dictionary of ichthyology
SHARK — Stroke, Hypertension and Recurrence in Kyushu [study] * * * (shahrk) any of numerous elasmobranch fishes, usually found in the ocean; some are carnivorous and predatory and may attack humans. See also elasmobranch poisoning … Medical dictionary
Somniosus — Som·ni·o·sus (som″ne oґsəs) a genus of sharks. S. microceґphalus is the Greenland shark, a species with a small head, weak jaws, and small teeth whose muscle tissue is poisonous, causing elasmobranch poisoning … Medical dictionary
ichthyosarcotoxism — Poisoning caused by the toxic substance (ichthyosarcotoxin) in the flesh or organs of fish. [ichthyo + G. sarx, flesh, + toxikon, poison] * * * ich·thyo·sar·co·tox·ism täk .siz əm n poisoning caused by the ingestion of fish whose flesh contains a … Medical dictionary
Shark — Taxobox name = Shark fossil range = Late Devonian Recent image width = 250px image caption = Grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Chondrichthyes subclassis =… … Wikipedia
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
Killer whale — Orca redirects here. For other uses, see Orca (disambiguation). Killer whale[1] … Wikipedia
