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OPHIDISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ophidism mean? 

OPHIDISM (noun)
  The noun OPHIDISM has 1 sense:

1. poisoning by snake venomplay

  Familiarity information: OPHIDISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OPHIDISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Poisoning by snake venom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("ophidism" is a kind of...):

intoxication; poisoning; toxic condition (the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance)


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