antivenin (Crotalidae) polyvalent

antivenin (Crotalidae) polyvalent
[USP] a lyophilized preparation containing specific venom-neutralizing globulins obtained from the serum of horses immunized with the venoms of Crotalus atrox (western diamondback rattlesnake), C. adamanteus (eastern diamondback rattlesnake), C. durissus terrificus (tropical rattlesnake), and Bothrops atrox; used to neutralize the effects of envenomation by pit vipers native to North, Central, and South America.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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