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Antivenin

Antivenin \An`ti*ve"nin\, n. [Written also antivenen, antivenine.] [Pref. anti- + L. venenum poison.] (Physiol. Chem.) The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated injections of small doses of the venom; also, the component of such a serum which is antitoxic to the venom.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
antivenin

1894, from anti- + venin, from venom + chemical suffix -in (2). Perhaps immediately from French antivenin.

Wiktionary
antivenin

n. 1 An antitoxin for treating bites from venomous animals as such as snakes and spiders. 2 A serum containing antivenins.

WordNet
antivenin

n. an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal [syn: antivenene]

Usage examples of "antivenin".

If she was still alive there was a chance I could save her by cutting open the wound and draining the poison from it while giving her a shot of the right antivenin but with every instant the chances of saving her grew slimmer.

I yelled to Loren to get the antivenin out of the drawer in back, lost his reply as the dizziness and confusion hit me.

North Africa were so resistant to snake bites and scorpion stings that their saliva was considered a highly effective antivenin, and they were drafted for every campaign the Romans ever conducted on the African continent.

More than likely, the antivenin portion of the cure was created in nature somehow.

He needed to catch Phreak, and force him to divulge the secret antivenin code.

Treatment is controversial, often patients die from the antivenin more frequently than from the bite itself.

The antivenin to Thesali viper poison was known to cause great hunger after the poison was introduced, and Theebles had never been one to need much prompting toward food.

I began to consider what I would do after I reached the sub and administered the antivenin to myself.

I flipped the med with my nose so that its explosive injector sleeve faced up, then fell on my face, shooting the antivenin into my numb cheek.

Meeting a guy about a load of snake antivenin from Azerbaijan, if you can believe it.

Arizona and Australia established expressly for storing antivenins from exotic and deadly reptiles like the King Cobra and Tiger Snakes.

There is no risk from allergic reaction to polyvalent antivenin because none is used.

Lowe states that the Mojave has a 'unique' venom with neuro-toxic elements for which no specific antivenin has been developed and that the bite of the Mojave is potentially much more serious than that of a Western Diamondback, a species with which it is sometimes confused.