Antidote

Antidote
An agent that counteracts a poison and neutralizes its effects. A chemical antidote is a substance that unites with a poison to form a harmless chemical compound. A mechanical antidote is a substance that prevents the absorption of a poison from the intestine into the body. The word "antidote" is from the Greek antidotos which came from anti, against, + dotos, what is given = what is given against (something).
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An agent that neutralizes a poison or counteracts its effects. [G. antidotos, fr. anti, against, + dotos, what is given, fr. didomi, to give]
- chemical a. a substance that unites with a poison to form an innocuous chemical compound.
- mechanical a. a substance that prevents the absorption of a poison.
- physiologic a. an agent that produces systemic effects contrary to those of a given poison.
- universal a. a dated mixture of 2 parts activated charcoal, 1 part tannic acid, and 1 part magnesium oxide intended to be administered to patients who consumed poison. The mixture is ineffective and no longer used; activated charcoal is useful.

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an·ti·dote 'ant-i-.dōt n a remedy that counteracts the effects of poison

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n.
a drug that counteracts the effects of a poison or of overdosage by another drug. For example, dimercaprol is an antidote to arsenic, mercury, and other heavy metals.

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an·ti·dote (anґtĭ-dōt) [L. antidotum, from Gr. anti against + didonai to give] a remedy for counteracting a poison.

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