antivenin
noun[CorU]
medicalspecializeduk/ˌæn.tiˈven.ɪn/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈven.ɪn/(alsoantivenom)anantiserum(= asubstancemade fromblood)thatcontainsantibodies(=proteinsproducedtofightdisease)against aparticularpoison,especiallyonefoundin thebiteof asnake,spider, or otheranimal:
抗蛇毒血清Without antivenin, acoralsnakebitevictimwill go intorespiratoryarrest.如果没有抗蛇毒血清，被珊瑚蛇咬的人会进入呼吸停止状态。
We havetreatedmore than 150,000scorpionstingswith this antivenom eachyear, withminimalsideeffects.每年我们都用这种抗蛇毒血清治疗超过15万被毒蝎蛰的人，极少有副作用。
Snake antivenins are aman-madebiologicalproduct.抗蛇毒血清是一种人造产品。
- She wasbittentwiceby arattlesnakes. Neitherbiterequiredantivenin, though bothtimesherarmswelledandturnedblackandblue.
- Made fromsheepserum, the new antivenom ishighlypurifiedand isexpectedtoreduceadversereactions.
- Without the antivenin -drugsthatneutralizetoxinsfromvenomoussnakebites -patientswillsuffermorepainandillness,requirealongerhospitalstayandpossiblyneedbloodtransfusions.
- Theirinventoryincludes43 antivenins for anarrayofreptile,insectandspiderbites.
Immunology & vaccination
- active immunity
- anti-vax
- antibody
- antigen
- antigenic
- antiserum
- antivaxxer
- gamma globulin
- immune response
- immunity
- immunization
- immunocompromised
- immunology
- immunosuppressed
- inoculate
- inoculation
- jag
- vaccinate
- vaccination
- vax
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