Medical term:

antivenin

[an″te-, an″ti-ven´in]

a material used to neutralize the venom of a poisonous animal; it is composed of concentrated purified antibodies from the serum of an immunized animal, frequently a horse.

black widow spider antivenin antivenin (Latrodectus mactans).

antivenin (Crotalidae) polyvalent a serum containing specific venom-neutralizing globulins, produced by immunizing horses with venoms of the fer-de-lance and the western, eastern, and tropical rattlesnakes, used for treatment of envenomation by most pit vipers throughout the world.

antivenin (Latrodectus mactans) a serum containing specific venom-neutralizing globulins, prepared by immunizing horses against venom of the black widow spider (L. mactans).

antivenin (Micrurus fulvius) a serum containing specific venom-neutralizing globulins, produced by immunization of horses with venom of the eastern coral snake (M. fulvius).

North American coral snake antivenin antivenin (Micrurus fulvius).

polyvalent crotaline antivenin antivenin (Crotalidae) polyvalent.

an·ti·ven·in

(an'tē-ven'in), Avoid the misspelling/mispronunciation antivenom.

An antitoxin specific for an animal or insect venom.

Synonym(s): antivenene

[anti- + L. venenum, poison]

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antivenin

(ăn′tē-vĕn′ĭn, ăn′tī-)

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.

an·ti·ven·in

(an'tē-ven'in)

An antitoxin specific for an animal or insect venom.

[anti- + L. venenum, poison]

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