noun
- a serum containing antibodies against specific venoms, used to treat venomous bites or stings
Usage: medical
Examples
- The hospital administered antivenin immediately after the snake bite.
- Antivenin must be given within hours of envenomation to be effective.
- The doctor kept several types of antivenin in stock for emergencies.
- Without antivenin, the spider bite could have been fatal.
- The antivenin neutralized the cobra’s venom in her bloodstream.
- Emergency rooms in desert areas stock rattlesnake antivenin.