daboia
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daboia
, daboya (dă-boy′ă) [Hindi daboyā, lurker]A genus of large, venomous snakes that includes Russell's viper of India, Burma, and Thailand. Its venom is used to enhance the action of certain blood coagulation factors.
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Russell,
Patrick, Irish physician in India, 1727-1805.Russell viper - characteristically marked, highly venomous snake of southeastern Asia. Synonym(s): daboia
Russell viper venom - used as a coagulant in the arrest of hemorrhage from accessible sites in hemophilia.
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