antivenin
noun [ C or U ] medical specialized uk/ˌæn.tiˈven.ɪn/ us/ˌæn.t̬iˈven.ɪn/ (also antivenom)
抗蛇毒血清
an antiserum (= a substance made from blood) that contains antibodies (= proteins produced to fight disease) against a particular poison, especially one found in the bite of a snake, spider, or other animal
Without antivenin, a coral snake bite victim will go into respiratory arrest. 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 have treated more than 150,000 scorpion stings with this antivenom each year, with minimal side effects. 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 a man-made biological product. 抗蛇毒血清是一种人造产品。
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- She was bitten twice by a rattlesnakes. Neither bite required antivenin, though both times her arm swelled and turned black and blue.
- Made from sheep serum, the new antivenom is highly purified and is expected to reduce adverse reactions.
- Without the antivenin - drugs that neutralize toxins from venomous snakebites - patients will suffer more pain and illness, require a longer hospital stay and possibly need blood transfusions.
- Their inventory includes 43 antivenins for an array of reptile, insect and spider bites.