- thanatophidia
- than·a·to·phid·ia
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thanatophidia
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thanatophidia — Venomous snakes. [thanato + G. ophidion, dim. of ophis, a serpent] * * * than·a·to·phid·ia (than″ə to fidґe ə) [thanato + Gr. ophis snake] venomous snakes. thanatophidial adj … Medical dictionary
thanatophidia — ˌthanətəˈfidēə noun plural Etymology: New Latin, from thanat + Ophidia : venomous snakes … Useful english dictionary
Joseph Fayrer — Sir Joseph Fayrer, 1st Baronet (6 December 1824 21 May 1907) was an English physician noted for his writings on medicine in India.He was born at Plymouth, Devon. After studying medicine at Charing Cross Hospital, London, he was in 1847 appointed… … Wikipedia
venomous snakes — snakes that secrete substances (venoms) capable of producing a deleterious effect on either the blood (see hemotoxin) or the nervous system (see neurotoxin); the venom is injected into the body of the victim by the snake s bite. Called also… … Medical dictionary
