antivenin

3 7.1

A medicine that stops harm from snake or insect venom

noun
/ˌæntiˈvɛnɪn/

Specialized

: antiveneno

Doctors administer antivenin to patients who have been bitten by venomous snakes.
make antivenin
antivenin production
antivenin is available

Examples

The availability of antivenin has significantly reduced the mortality rate from snake bites.
It had the closest source of antivenin, they told Schulz.

Fiction book (1993)
Emergency medical teams carry antivenin to quickly treat snakebite victims in the field.

Synonyms

antidote

vsantivenin

Specialized

171 5.3

A medicine or substance that stops the harm caused by a poison

is limited to antibody therapy for animal venom rather than all poisons

antitoxin

vsantivenin

Specialized

8 5.6

A substance that stops a specific poison in the body

is focused on antibodies against animal venom rather than other toxins

antivenom

vsantivenin

Specialized

7 4.4

A medicine that stops the effects of venom from animal bites or stings

is made specifically from antibodies rather than general medicines

antivenene

vsantivenin

Specialized

8.1

A medicine that stops the harm caused by poison from a snake or insect bite

is described as containing antibodies rather than unnamed formulations

Surface Forms

antivenin singular

antivenins plural

Morphology

antivenin = venin (semi-transparent) = anti + venin

The word is clearly built from anti- plus a venom-related base, but the base form 'venin' is uncommon for many learners, so the composition is not fully immediate.

Etymology

The word antivenin comes from the prefix anti- meaning 'against', just like in antibiotic, and from venin, an old word for 'venom' or 'poison', like the English word venom. So, antivenin is a medicine that works 'against' venom from animal bites or stings.