antivenin
pronunciation
How to pronounce antivenin in British English:
UK [,æntɪ'venɪn]
How to pronounce antivenin in American English:
US [ ,ænti'vɛnɪn; ,æntaɪvɛnɪn]
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- Noun:
- an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
Word Origin
- antivenin (n.)
- 1894, from anti- + venin, from venom + chemical suffix -in (2). Perhaps immediately from French antivenin.
Example
- 1. We need to treat you with tetanus vaccine and antivenin immediately .
- 2. The antivenin will not help ; but a blood transfusion will . The treatment works .
- 3. Its venom is powerful enough to kill a human , and there is no antivenin
- 4. Doctors learn that he suffers from a blood disorder and hesitate to treat him with an antivenin , which they believe might make his condition worse .
- 5. Before the advent of black mamba antivenin , a bite from this fearsome serpent was 100 percent fatal , usually within about 20 minutes .