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lat·ro·dec·tism (lat″ro-dekґtiz-əm) [Latrodectus + -ism] intoxication caused by venom of spiders of the genus Latrodectus.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Latrodectism — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|T|63|3|t|51 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 599 MeshID = Latrodectism is the clinical syndrome caused by the neurotoxic venom (see… … Wikipedia
latrodectism — n. [ Latrodectus sp.; L. latro, brigand; Gr. dektes, biter; L. ism, condition] (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In Arachnida, envenomation of humans by Latrodectus (black widow) spiders … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
latrodectism — lat·ro·dec·tism … English syllables
latrodectism — /lætroʊˈdɛktɪsm/ (say latroh dektism) noun a clinical syndrome, characterised by severe localised pain, caused by the venom of various spiders of the genus Latrodectus, such as the red back spider or the black widow spider, that acts on nerve… …
latrodectism — ˌla.trəˈdekˌtizəm noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary latrodect (from New Latin Latrodectus) + ism : poisoning due to the bite of a spider of the genus Latrodectus … Useful english dictionary
Katipo — spider Female Katipo spider Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Black widow spider — Taxobox name = Black widow image width = 211px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Arachnida ordo = Araneae suborder: Labidognatha familia = Theridiidae genus = Latrodectus subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = L. mactans… … Wikipedia
Redback spider — Taxobox name = Redback spider image width = 250px image caption = Female Redback spider regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Arachnida ordo = Araneae familia = Theridiidae genus = Latrodectus species = L. hasselti binomial =… … Wikipedia
Spider bite — redirects here. For The Spider Bite urban legend, see The Spider Bite. Spider bite Classification and external resources Chelicerae of a black wishbone (nemesiid) spider, a mygalomorph … Wikipedia
Loxoscelism — Classification and external resources ICD 10 T63.3 … Wikipedia
