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sting (sting)

1. injury due to a biotoxin introduced into an individual or with which he comes in contact, together with the mechanical trauma incident to its introduction.

2. the organ used to inflict such injury.

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sting (stng)

v.

1. To pierce or wound painfully with or as if with a sharp-pointed structure or organ, as that of certain insects.

2. To introduce venom by stinging.

3. To cause to feel a sharp smarting pain by or as if by pricking with a sharp point.

n.

1. The act of stinging.

2. The wound or pain caused by or as if by stinging.

3. The venom apparatus of a stinging organism.

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sting,

n an injury caused by a sharp, painful penetration of the skin, often accompanied by exposure to an irritating chemical or the venom of an insect or other animal. Can also be considered a prick.

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sting

1. injury caused by a poisonous substance produced by an animal or plant (biotoxin) and introduced into a patient which it contacts, together with mechanical trauma incident to its introduction. See also insect bites and stings.

2. the organ used to inflict such injury.

3. the illicit prerace administration of a stimulant to a horse with the object of improving its performance.

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sting Medtalk The injury caused by an injected venom from a plant or animal. See Hymenopteran sting, Scorpion sting, Wasp sting.