Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word ANTIVENIN
ANTIVENIN
Definitions of ANTIVENIN
- (medicine) Synonym of antivenom, (now) particularly for snakebites containing venin.
Number of letters
9
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using ANTIVENIN in a Sentence
- Antivenom, also known as antivenin, venom antiserum, and antivenom immunoglobulin, is a specific treatment for envenomation.
- Crotalidae polyvalent immune Fab (ovine), sold under the brandname CroFab, is a snake antivenin, indicated for North American crotalid (rattlesnake, copperhead and cottonmouth/water moccasin) snake envenomation.
- While not type-specific, the polyvalent antivenin CroFab is generally used to treat serious envenomations.
- There is no antivenin specifically manufactured for copperheads, but CroFab, which makes use of the venom from the cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus), can be used in cases of a severe envenomation.
- The antivenin CroFab, while not type-specific, can be used to treat severe envenomations from massasaugas.
- The antivenin CroFab, while not type-specific, can be used to treat severe envenomations from massasaugas.
- The National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, produces a polyvalent antivenin that includes a paraspecific antibody that protects against bites from this species.
- Antivenin is the specific treatment for scorpion envenomation combined with supportive measures including vasodilators in patients with cardiovascular toxic effects and benzodiazepines when there is neuromuscular involvement.
- As Director, Colonel Sokhey expanded the scope of the institute, establishing an Entomology Department (1938), a Serum Department (1940) to manufacture vaccines, antitoxins and snake antivenin, a Chemotherapy Department (1940) to conduct research into sulfa and synthetic pharmaceuticals, a Pharmacology Department (1943) and a Nutrition Department (1944).
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