Meaning of antivenom | Babel Free

Definitions

A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“broad-spectrum antivenom”

“Most deaths and serious consequences from snakebites are entirely preventable by existing means, including making antivenom much more widely available.”

“So how much venom do you actually need to make antivenom? About 15. 15 snakes to make one vial of antivenom?”

“For Tim Friede, who's now the director of herpetology at Centivax, it's about helping the people impacted by venomous snakebites worldwide. When he heard that his antibodies had helped create this new antivenom cocktail, he says he was happy. […] David Williams, a scientist who evaluates antivenoms for WHO, says the biggest risk to people who are bitten by these snakes is paralysis, "which can prevent them from being able to control their airway and breathing and they can potentially suffocate and die as a result of that."”

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