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countable and uncountable, plural antivenoms
(medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders. quotations examples
Most deaths and serious consequences from snakebites are entirely preventable by existing means, including making antivenom much more widely available.
2008, “Poisonings”, in Margie Peden, Kayode Oyegbite, Joan Ozanne-Smith, Adnan A Hyder, Christine Branche, AKM Fazlur Rahman, Frederick Rivara, Kidist Bartolomeos, editors, World Report on Child Injury Prevention, WHO Press, page 129
So how much venom do you actually need to make antivenom?About 15.15 snakes to make one vial of antivenom?Yep.
2022, Derek Muller, "How Horses Save Humans from Snake Bites", Veritasium, 00:03:12 ff.