loxoscelism
noun
lox·os·ce·lism
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Medical Definition of loxoscelism
: a painful condition resulting from the bite of a spider of the genus Loxosceles and especially the brown recluse spider (L. reclusa) that is characterized by local necrosis of tissue and sometimes systemic symptoms of poisoning