Agkistrodon

(redirected from Cenchris)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus.

Agkistrodon

 [ag-kis´trŏ-don]
a genus of venomous pit vipers. A. contor´trix is the copperhead and A. pisci´vorus is the water moccasin. See also snakebite.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

Agkistrodon

(ag-kis'tro-don?, ang-) [L. fr. Gr. ankistron, fishhook + Gr. odon, tooth]
A genus of ovoviviparous pit vipers found in the U.S. and Central America.

Agkistrodon contortix

See: copperhead

Agkistrodon piscivorus

See: cottonmouth
Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
Mentioned in ?
Medical browser ?
Full browser ?