antivenom
noun
an·ti·ven·om ˌan-tē-ˈve-nəm 
ˌan-ˌtī-
: antivenin
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web People treated in the snakebite program receive lower average doses and antivenom and have shorter hospital stays than many other medical centers, according to UAB. 
al, 5 June 2022 Almost all hospitals in Alabama stock antivenom to treat snakebites, according to UAB. al, 5 June 2022 Rushton said one of the major goals of the program is to monitor patients for dangerous rebound blood thinning that can require readmission to the hospital and additional doses of antivenom. al, 5 June 2022 Currently, different types of snakebites have different antivenom. New York Times, 3 May 2022 Any patients who receive antivenom will be admitted to the ICU. Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022 Since the reptile park started its program in the 1950s, officials say its antivenom is estimated to have saved roughly 25,000 Australians lives, and hundreds more each year. Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021 Keepers milk spiders’ fangs weekly and send the venom to a pharmaceutical company in Melbourne, where it's made into antivenom. Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021 That antivenom can be administered to people who have been bitten by those types of spiders. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 12 Nov. 2021 See More
al, 5 June 2022 Almost all hospitals in Alabama stock antivenom to treat snakebites, according to UAB. al, 5 June 2022 Rushton said one of the major goals of the program is to monitor patients for dangerous rebound blood thinning that can require readmission to the hospital and additional doses of antivenom. al, 5 June 2022 Currently, different types of snakebites have different antivenom. New York Times, 3 May 2022 Any patients who receive antivenom will be admitted to the ICU. Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022 Since the reptile park started its program in the 1950s, officials say its antivenom is estimated to have saved roughly 25,000 Australians lives, and hundreds more each year. Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021 Keepers milk spiders’ fangs weekly and send the venom to a pharmaceutical company in Melbourne, where it's made into antivenom. Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021 That antivenom can be administered to people who have been bitten by those types of spiders. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 12 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above
antivenoms
noun
as in antidotes
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- antidotes
- antivenins
- mithridates
- elixirs
- panaceas
- cures
- cure-alls
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- poisons
- toxins
- diseases
- venoms
- toxics
- viruses
- insecticides
- cancers
- pesticides
- herbicides
- fungicides
- toxicants
- banes
- contagions
- germicides
- microbicides