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antivenom

[ an-tee-ven-uhm, an-tahy- ]

noun

  1. an antitoxin present in the blood of an animal following repeated injections of venom.
  2. the antitoxic serum obtained from such blood.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of antivenom1

First recorded in 1890–95; earlier antiven(ene) ( anti- + venene ( def ) ), from Latin venēnum “potion, poison” ( venom ) + -in 2

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