Taber's Medical Dictionary
Agkistrodon
(ag-kis′trŏ-don″ )
(ang-kis′trŏ-don″)
[L. fr. Gr. ankistron, fishhook + Gr. odōn, tooth]
A genus of ovoviviparous pit vipers found in the U.S. and Central America.
Agkistrodon contortrix
SEE: copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus
SEE: cottonmouth
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Agkistrodon." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746798/0/Agkistrodon.
Agkistrodon. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746798/0/Agkistrodon. Accessed April 23, 2026.
Agkistrodon. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746798/0/Agkistrodon
Agkistrodon [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 23]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746798/0/Agkistrodon.
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