antivenin (Latrodectus mactans)

antivenin (Latrodectus mactans)
[USP] a lyophilized preparation containing specific venom-neutralizing globulins obtained from the serum of horses immunized with the venom of Latrodectus mactans (the black widow spider); occasionally used to treat the symptoms of black widow spider bites. Called also black widow spider a.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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