Taber's Medical Dictionary
Cerastes
(sĕ-ras′tēz )
[Gr. kerastēs, horned serpent]
A genus of venomous vipers native to the desert and semi-desert regions of North Africa eastward through Arabia and Iran.
SYN: SEE: horned viper
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Cerastes." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769752/0/Cerastes.
Cerastes. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769752/0/Cerastes. Accessed April 21, 2026.
Cerastes. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769752/0/Cerastes
Cerastes [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 21]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769752/0/Cerastes.
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