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10-01-1996
scorpion sting, a painful wound of a scorpion, a member of the spider family with a hollow stinger in its tail. The stings of many species are only slightly poisonous, but the sting of certain scorpions may lead to death, especially in small children. The first pain is followed within several hours by numbness, nausea, muscle spasm, shortness of ...

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