antivenin
- n an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
- The only effective drug is antivenin, which must be used with care.
- I feel confident that antivenin suitable for the treatment of human cases will be developed and will prove equally as effective.
- He has been bitten by snakes half a dozen times, recorded his numbed sensations and degrees of pain with cool scientific exactitude, and never used antivenin.