Meanings
plural antivenins · alternative anti-venin
- medicineSynonym of antivenom, (now) particularly for snakebites containing venin.
Synonyms: antivenom
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of antivenom, (now) particularly for snakebites containing venin.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
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Origin
- Frenchantivenin“antivenom”
- Englishantivenin
From French antivenin (“antivenom”), from anti- + venin (“venom”), popularized by Albert Calmette & al.'s 1894 work creating serums to treat snakebites. Equivalent to anti- + venin (“venom; biochemical toxin found in certain snakes”). Piecewise doublet of antivenom and antivenene.
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