antivenom

== English == === Etymology === From anti- +‎ venom, q.v. Doublet of antivenin and antivenene. === Noun === antivenom (countable and uncountable, plural antivenoms) (medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders. 2022, Derek Muller, "How Horses Save Humans from Snake Bites", Veritasium, 00:03:12 ff.: So how much venom do you actually need to make antivenom?About 15.15 snakes to make one vial of antivenom?Yep. ==== Synonyms ==== antivenin, antivenene (UK & Australia) ==== Hypernyms ==== antitoxin, antidote, serum, antiserum ==== Hyponyms ==== See mithridate and theriac (supposed universal antidotes) antivenin (certain snakebites) ==== Translations ====