antivenom

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Recent Examples of antivenom There are two types of antivenom currently approved by the FDA for rattlesnake bites, CroFab and AnaVip. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 At the hospital, Padilla learned that a rattlesnake snake bit him three times, requiring 18 vials of antivenom to treat, KUSA reported. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 Snake bites can cause pain for you or your pets, and antivenom can run you thousands at the hospital, The Charlotte Observer previously reported. — Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 Thankfully, the patient was treated with antivenom within 25 minutes post-bite, and was eventually discharged fully recovered after 48 hours. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for antivenom
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  1. antivenin
  2. antidote
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  • As luck would have it, Charlie had been given an antivenin shot just two days before he got bitten by the rattlesnake.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • First, producing antivenins for India’s different regions is difficult.
    — Kamala Thiagarajan, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
Definition of antivenin
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  • Guests return year on year, generation on generation, making Coral Reef Club the perfect antidote to the detached, impersonal sheen of the modern chain resort.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • Could a healthy dose of hope from Andy Burnham be the antidote?
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of antidote

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