bite

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The bite describes the process of biting a living being, mostly using its teeth . Biting is a central task of the jaw . Using other mouth parts , such as mandibles , is also often referred to as a bite. In addition, sores caused by biting (bite wounds) or wounds are described with this word.

meaning

Living creatures bite to separate mouth-sized portions of food or to hold the food or the prey . Also, in defense or attack behavior bitten. The teeth are also used to transport objects, young animals or prey. Biting can also be done in a lighter form while playing .

Bites can cause injuries ( bite wounds ) to another living being (for example a dog bite ). Other living beings can be killed or poisoned (such as a snakebite or a spider bite ). In the case of a bite wound, pathogens can often enter the wound and cause infections, such as tetanus , rabies or inflammation . Infections after a cat or dog bite are common. Treatment (therapy or prophylaxis ) with various antibiotics may be necessary, depending on whether it is animal bites or human bites . A dry bite is a bite from venomous snakes that does not inject venom. Rodents gnaw regularly to sharpen their teeth.

After bite injuries, serious infections and damage can be hidden in the deep, despite small skin injuries. The debridement and leaving open the wound is obligatory:

"There are two kinds of bites. The ones you debride and the ones you wish you had debrided. "

Bite as a synonym

The term bite is also used synonymously in German for commitment ( effort ), assertiveness or strength, bite and bite also as the success of positive locking with screws in the workpiece or nuts attached to the counterpart.

etymology

The common Germanic verb Middle High German bīȥen , Old High German biȥ [ȥ] an (“split, bite”) on which the word bite is based (from Middle High German biz , “bite, bite wound”) belongs to Indo-European bheid- “ hauen , split” (cf. Beil ).

See also

literature

  • Jessica Seegmüller, Florian Neubrech, Michael Sauerbier: animal bites on the hand . Chirurgische Allgemeine, 20th year, 5 issue (2019), pp. 246-250.

Web links

Commons : Bites  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marianne Abele-Horn: Antimicrobial Therapy. Decision support for the treatment and prophylaxis of infectious diseases. With the collaboration of Werner Heinz, Hartwig Klinker, Johann Schurz and August Stich, 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Peter Wiehl, Marburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-927219-14-4 , p. 155 f. and 319.
  2. ↑ Cheah AEJ, Chong AKS: Bites to the hand. are they more than we can chew? In: Singapore Med J. 52, 2011, pp. 715-718.
  3. ^ The dictionary of origin (=  Der Duden in twelve volumes . Volume 7 ). 5th edition. Dudenverlag, Berlin 2014, p. 159 . See also DWDS ( "bite" ) and Friedrich Kluge : Etymological dictionary of the German language . 7th edition. Trübner, Strasbourg 1910 ( p. 46 ).