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antivenin definition

anti·venin (an′tī ven′in; -tē-, -ti-)

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 antivenom an′·ti·ven′·om (-ven′əm)

Etymology: anti- + venin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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