Definitions for antivenin

antivenin an·ti·ven·in

Spelling: [an-tee-ven-in or an-tee-ven-uh m; an-tahy-]
IPA: /ˌæn tiˈvɛn ɪn or ˌæn tiˈvɛn əm; ˌæn taɪ-/

Antivenin is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 157 anagrams from letters in antivenin (aeiinnntv).

Definitions for antivenin

noun

  1. an antitoxin present in the blood of an animal following repeated injections of venom.
  2. the antitoxic serum obtained from such blood.

Origin of antivenin

1890-95; earlier antiven(ene) (anti- + venene Latin venēnum “potion, poison”; see venom) + -in2

Examples for antivenin

Careful evaluation of the severity of the bite and the patient's sensitivity should be made before the use of antivenin.

In bites producing symptoms of this severity, antivenin must be given in amounts large enough to produce clinical improvement.

Ten to 20 units may be necessary to prevent the relapse that sometimes occurs after small doses of antivenin.

antivenin—Antiserum is the keystone to the therapy of snakebite.

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