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Antivenin

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Noun

1. antivenene, antivenin

an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Antivenin

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noun
an antitoxin that counteracts a specific venom, esp snake venom

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Antivenin

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noun
1. 
an antitoxin for venom, as of snakes, produced in animals by gradually increased injections of the specific venom
2. 
a serum, taken from these animals, containing this antitoxin, used for emergencies
: also called ˌantiˈvenom (ˌæntaɪˈvɛnəm ; anˌtīvenˈəm; ˌæntiˈvɛnəm ; anˌtēvenˈəm; ˌæntɪˈvɛnəm ; anˌtivenˈəm)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Antivenin

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n.
1. An antitoxin active against the venom of a snake, spider, or other venomous animal or insect.
2. An animal serum containing antivenins. It is used in medicine to treat poisoning caused by animal or insect venom.

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