sting

sting definition - medical

sting (stĭng)

verb
  1. To pierce or wound painfully with or as if with a sharp-pointed structure or organ, as that of certain insects.
  2. To introduce venom by stinging.
  3. To cause to feel a sharp smarting pain by or as if by pricking with a sharp point.
noun
  1. The act of stinging.
  2. The wound or pain caused by or as if by stinging.
  3. The venom apparatus of a stinging organism.

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