spider bite
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspiderandbite
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spider
noun[C]
uk/ˈspaɪ.dər/us/ˈspaɪ.dɚ/
a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web (= a net made from ...
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bite
noun
uk/baɪt/us/baɪt/
the act of ...
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(Definition ofspiderandbitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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All of these cases lacked a positively identified spideror even aspiderbitein some cases.
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Applying pressure and a tourniquet can significantly delay the onset of symptoms and remains a critical part of management of aspiderbite.
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The mechanical injury from aspiderbiteis not a serious concern for humans.
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The species is venomous to humans, capable of delivering a comparatively dangerousspiderbite.
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For all practical purposes arachnidism is substantial envenomation by aspiderbite, their bites otherwise being medically insignificant.
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Although the popular belief persists that tarantism results from aspiderbite, it remains scientifically unsubstantiated.
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The next morning she notices a strange mark on her arm, but sets it aside as aspiderbite.
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According to the band, doctors say that it likely originated from aspiderbite.
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Many types of skin wounds are mistaken for or assumed to be the result of a reclusespiderbite.
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Other non-virus causes of polio-like symptoms are rarely observed from snake bite,spiderbite, scorpion sting or tick bite or chemicals such as arsenic and organophosphorus insecticides.
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However, the bites from these spiders do not conclusively cause skin necrosis and none are known to produce the severe symptoms that rarely follow from a reclusespiderbite.
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Antivenom made from priorspiderbitevictims has been used since the 1920s.
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Then the spider bites through the silk walls and pulls the prey inside.
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While the majority of brown recluse spider bites do not result in any symptoms, cutaneous symptoms occur more frequently than systemic symptoms.
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Treatment for non-poisonous spider bites include washing the bite with soap and water and ice to reduce inflammation.
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So most of these figures can only give a rough approximation of the medical consequences of various spider bites to humans.
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Among arachnids spider bites are the most common.
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Most recluse spider bites are minor with little or no necrosis.
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