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Definition of Loxoscelism
1. Noun. (medicine) A necrotic condition caused by the bite of a recluse spider (genus ''Loxosceles''). ¹
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Medical Definition of Loxoscelism
1. A clinical illness produced by the brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusus, of North America; characterised by gangrenous slough at the site of the bite, nausea, malaise, fever, haemolysis, and thrombocytopenia. (05 Mar 2000)