Biomaterial Database

Animal bite wounds. 1989

C C Snyder

University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.

A wide variety of bite wounds are discussed, from dogs and cats to marine animals and snakes. The type of wound each animal can inflict is shown, along with a thorough description of the proper treatment techniques.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007299	Insect Bites and Stings	Bites and stings inflicted by insects.	Insect Bites,Insect Stings,Bite, Insect,Bites, Insect,Insect Bite,Insect Sting,Sting, Insect,Stings, Insect
D001733	Bites and Stings	Injuries inflicted by the TEETH or poisoning caused by VENOMS of animals.	Stings,Bites,Stings and Bites,Bite,Sting
D006230	Hand Injuries	General or unspecified injuries to the hand.	Injuries, Hand,Hand Injury,Injury, Hand
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000829	Animals, Domestic	Animals which have become adapted through breeding in captivity to a life intimately associated with humans. They include animals domesticated by humans to live and breed in a tame condition on farms or ranches for economic reasons, including LIVESTOCK (specifically CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; etc.), POULTRY; and those raised or kept for pleasure and companionship, e.g., PETS; or specifically DOGS; CATS; etc.	Farm Animals,Domestic Animals,Domesticated Animals,Animal, Domestic,Animal, Domesticated,Animal, Farm,Animals, Domesticated,Animals, Farm,Domestic Animal,Domesticated Animal,Farm Animal
D000835	Animals, Wild	Animals considered to be wild or feral or not adapted for domestic use. It does not include wild animals in zoos for which ANIMALS, ZOO is available.	Animals, Nondomestic,Animals, Nondomesticated,Animals, Feral,Stray Animals,Animal, Feral,Animal, Nondomestic,Animal, Nondomesticated,Animal, Stray,Animal, Wild,Animals, Stray,Feral Animal,Feral Animals,Nondomestic Animal,Nondomestic Animals,Nondomesticated Animal,Nondomesticated Animals,Stray Animal,Wild Animal,Wild Animals
D001098	Spider Bites	The effects, both local and systemic, caused by the bites of SPIDERS.	Arachnidism,Latrodectism,Loxoscelism,Necrotic Arachnidism,Arachnidism, Necrotic,Bite, Spider,Spider Bite
D012909	Snake Bites	Bites by snakes. Bite by a venomous snake is characterized by stinging pain at the wound puncture. The venom injected at the site of the bite is capable of producing a deleterious effect on the blood or on the nervous system. (Webster's 3d ed; from Dorland, 27th ed, at snake, venomous)	Envenomation, Snakebite,Snake Envenomation,Snake Envenoming,Snakebite Envenoming,Snakebites,Bite, Snake,Envenomation, Snake,Envenoming, Snake,Envenoming, Snakebite,Snake Bite,Snake Envenomations,Snake Envenomings,Snakebite,Snakebite Envenomation,Snakebite Envenomations,Snakebite Envenomings