snakebite

[ sneyk-bahyt ]

/ ˈsneɪkˌbaɪt /

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noun

the bite of a snake, especially of one that is venomous.

the resulting painful, toxic condition.

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Origin of snakebite

First recorded in 1830–40; snake + bite

Words nearby snakebite

snail-paced, snail's pace, snake, snakebird, snakebit, snakebite, snakebite remedy, snakeblenny, snake charmer, snake dance, snake doctor

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How to use snakebite in a sentence

In 2017, the WHO officially recognized snakebites as a neglected tropical disease.
Cheap, innovative venom treatments could save tens of thousands of snakebite victims|Christie Wilcox|September 19, 2020|Science News
Venomous snakebites per year estimated worldwideBut snakebites are finally getting the attention they’ve long needed.
Cheap, innovative venom treatments could save tens of thousands of snakebite victims|Christie Wilcox|September 19, 2020|Science News
During the two annual peaks in snakebite cases — the spring planting and autumn harvest seasons — “we see like six, seven to 10 patients in a day, on average,” he says.
Cheap, innovative venom treatments could save tens of thousands of snakebite victims|Christie Wilcox|September 19, 2020|Science News
With millions of snakebites occurring every year, there’s certainly many opportunities to improve the situation — and all of them need attention, Casewell says.
Cheap, innovative venom treatments could save tens of thousands of snakebite victims|Christie Wilcox|September 19, 2020|Science News

Visit these places, he says, and “you will see how devastating the effect of snakebite is.”
Cheap, innovative venom treatments could save tens of thousands of snakebite victims|Christie Wilcox|September 19, 2020|Science News
And I never go a step out of the house in the summer without my snakebite kit.
The Heritage of the Hills|Arthur P. Hankins
Why, more people died of wasp stings than of snakebite in North America annually.
The Land of Look Behind|Paul Cameron Brown
More than one naturalist had died of fever or snakebite, or had been killed by savages.
Grace Harlowe's Problem|Jessie Graham Flower
This will account for the settlers carrying the snakebite outfit.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray
Snakebite and its cure have always been the despair of medical science.
On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote|A. Mueller

British Dictionary definitions for snakebite

snakebite

/ (ˈsneɪkˌbaɪt) /

noun

a bite inflicted by a snake, esp a venomous one

a drink of cider and lager

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