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antivenom

antivenom noun: a medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.

Noun

antivenom (countable and uncountable, plural antivenoms)

  1. A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.
    • broad-spectrum antivenom
    • Most deaths and serious consequences from snakebites are entirely preventable by existing means, including making antivenom much more widely available.2008, “Poisonings”, in Margie Peden, Kayode Oyegbite, Joan Ozanne-Smith, Adnan A Hyder, Christine Branche, AKM Fazlur Rahman, Frederick Rivara, Kidist Bartolomeos, editors, World Report on Child...

antivenom meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese

antivenom in Tamil

எதிர் நஞ்சு, நஞ்சு எதிர்ப்பி, விடங்கொல்லி, மாற்றுமருந்து

antivenom in Arabic

treatment for venom
مضاد السم

antivenom in Vietnamese

treatment for venom
thuốc kháng nọc độc, chất kháng nọc độc

Synonyms of antivenom

Forms of antivenom

pluralantivenoms

Origin of antivenom

From anti- + venom, q.v. Doublet of antivenin and antivenene.

Questions about antivenom

What does antivenom mean?
Antivenom means a medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.
What is antivenom in Tamil?
Antivenom in Tamil is எதிர் நஞ்சு, நஞ்சு எதிர்ப்பி, விடங்கொல்லி. See Antivenom meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antivenom?
Antivenom is a noun.
What is the plural of antivenom?
The plural of antivenom is antivenoms.

Words near antivenom in the dictionary

  1. antivenene
  2. antivenenes
  3. antivenereal
  4. antivenin
  5. antivenins
  6. antivenom
  7. antivenomic
  8. antivenomics
  9. antivenomous
  10. antivenoms
  11. antiverbal

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