Immunologic Factor
antivenin
an·ti·ven·in [ an-tee-ven-in, an-tahy- ]
Subclass of:
Antitoxins
Definitions related to antivenin:
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Therapeutic antiserum containing antitoxin antibodies capable of neutralizing the venom of snake or poisonous arthropods.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Antisera used to counteract poisoning by animal VENOMS, especially SNAKE VENOMS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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