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antivenene - an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal

antitoxin - an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin

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The terms antivenom, antivenin, and antivenene all refer to a biological product used in the treatment of venomous bites or stings.

Don't get rattled: how to prevent (or, failing that, how to treat) bites from poisonous snakes, including rattlers

Thomas said that he saw two little marks on his hand and was taken to the hospital where he was given antivenene and spent two days in intensive care.

Snake bites man 45 minutes after being killed

Specific antivenene in the treatment of 'knoppiespider' bite.

Spider bite in southern Africa: diagnosis and management: the diagnosis of spider bite, especially when the patient is unaware of having been bitten, can be difficult

(3) At the time of young Howorth's tragic demise the standard treatment for snakebite amounted to little more than 'searing [the flesh] with a hot iron'; (4) 160 years later a polyvalent antivenene countering the effects of venom from even unidentified species had been developed.

Fangs and faith: the search for an effective antidote against snake envenomation in Australia

A rescue team to air lifted Jude to meet him and a team of other doctors at the emergency room, where a complex cocktail of antibodies, known collectively as antivenom (also antivenin or antivenene), awaited the boy.

Pick your antipoison: researchers work to make antivenom safer, cheaper, and more effective

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