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loxoscelism

loxoscelism noun: a necrotic condition caused by the bite of a recluse spider (genus Loxosceles).

Noun

loxoscelism (uncountable)

  1. A necrotic condition caused by the bite of a recluse spider (genus Loxosceles).
    • Regardless of the clinical form of loxoscelism, but according to the extension and deepness of the lesions in 89.6 % of the cases they may heal in a very complete and convenient form, within 1 – 3 weeks.1978, H. Schenone, G. Suarez, Chapter II: Venoms of Scytotidae, Genus Loxosceles, Sergio Bettini (editor), Arthropod Venoms, Springer, 2012 softcover reprint, page 266
    • In a subset of bite victims, serious manifestations of systemic loxoscelism develop. The major life-threatening effects of loxoscelism include hemolysis, DIC, and sepsis. Patients with systemic loxoscelism are admitted to an intensive care unit environment and should receive serial laboratory...2004, Hernán F. Gómez, Harry S. Wasserman, Chapter 249: Recluse Spider and Other Necrotizing Arachnids, Richard C. Dart (editor), Medical Toxicology, 3rd edition, Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott Williams...

Origin of loxoscelism

From taxonomic name Loxosceles (“taxonomic name for a genus of recluse spiders”) + -ism.

Questions about loxoscelism

What does loxoscelism mean?
Loxoscelism means a necrotic condition caused by the bite of a recluse spider (genus Loxosceles).
What part of speech is loxoscelism?
Loxoscelism is a noun.

Words near loxoscelism in the dictionary

  1. loxoprofen
  2. loxoribine
  3. loxoscelic
  4. loxoscelid
  5. loxoscelids
  6. loxoscelism
  7. loxosomatid
  8. loxP
  9. loxtidine
  10. Loxton
  11. Loxtons

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