antivenin

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Recent Examples of antivenin Their bite is extremely painful and, but luckily, an antivenin (a.k.a. anti-venom, or an injection given to boost antibodies against a particular poison) now exists. Emilia Benton, Women's Health, 30 June 2023 The pros at the hospital can identify the venom by its effects and choose the proper antivenin based on that. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023 The items on his manifesto include exporting dog meat and harvesting snake venom to make antivenin. Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 At the hospital he was treated with antivenin, KDVR reported. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 14 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for antivenin
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Noun
  • In 2025, a Duke spokesperson told The News & Observer that a vial of antivenom would cost around $9,700, before factoring in insurance and charity care options.
    Eva Flowe June 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
  • Most people fully recover after receiving antivenom, according to wildlife and health officials.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Block Island, Rhode Island An 80- to 90-minute ferry ride from New London, Connecticut, or Newport, Rhode Island, this approximately 7,000-acre island is the perfect antidote to the more congested Massachusetts destination Nantucket.
    Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • Their focus on old values of community, mutual respect, reciprocity and the embrace of the gift economy is an antidote to the individualistic, competitive and combative discourse that’s prevalent in the West today.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026

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“Antivenin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antivenin. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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