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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] antidot, from [[Latin]] antidotum, from [[Greek]] antidotos, from [[feminine]] of antidotos given as an antidote, from antididonai to give as an antidote, from anti- + didonai to give
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : a remedy to counteract the [[effects]] of [[poison]]
*2 : something that relieves, prevents, or counteracts <an antidote to the [[mechanization]] of our [[society]]>
==Description==
An '''antidote''' is a substance which can counteract a [[form]] of [[poison]]ing. The term ultimately derives from the [[Greek]] αντιδιδοναι antididonai, "given against".
The antidotes for some particular toxins are manufactured by injecting the toxin into an [[animal]] in small doses and extracting the resulting antibodies from the [[host]] [[animal]]s' blood. This results in an antivenom that can be used to counteract [[poison]] produced by certain [[species]] of snakes, spiders, and other venomous animals. A number of venoms lack a viable antivenom, and a bite or sting from an animal producing such a toxin often results in [[death]]. Some animal venoms, especially those produced by arthropods (e.g. certain spiders, scorpions, bees, etc.) are only [[potentially]] lethal when they provoke allergic [[reactions]] and induce [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaphylactic_shock anaphylactic shock]; as such, there is no "antidote" for these venoms because it is not a [[form]] of poisoning and anaphylactic shock can be treated (e.g., by the use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epinephrine epinephrine]).
Some other toxins have no known antidote. For example, the [[poison]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitine aconitine], a highly poisonous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaloid alkaloid] derived from various aconite species has no antidote, and as a result is often fatal if it enters the [[human]] [[body]] in sufficient [[quantities]]
[[Category: Health]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] antidot, from [[Latin]] antidotum, from [[Greek]] antidotos, from [[feminine]] of antidotos given as an antidote, from antididonai to give as an antidote, from anti- + didonai to give
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : a remedy to counteract the [[effects]] of [[poison]]
*2 : something that relieves, prevents, or counteracts <an antidote to the [[mechanization]] of our [[society]]>
==Description==
An '''antidote''' is a substance which can counteract a [[form]] of [[poison]]ing. The term ultimately derives from the [[Greek]] αντιδιδοναι antididonai, "given against".
The antidotes for some particular toxins are manufactured by injecting the toxin into an [[animal]] in small doses and extracting the resulting antibodies from the [[host]] [[animal]]s' blood. This results in an antivenom that can be used to counteract [[poison]] produced by certain [[species]] of snakes, spiders, and other venomous animals. A number of venoms lack a viable antivenom, and a bite or sting from an animal producing such a toxin often results in [[death]]. Some animal venoms, especially those produced by arthropods (e.g. certain spiders, scorpions, bees, etc.) are only [[potentially]] lethal when they provoke allergic [[reactions]] and induce [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaphylactic_shock anaphylactic shock]; as such, there is no "antidote" for these venoms because it is not a [[form]] of poisoning and anaphylactic shock can be treated (e.g., by the use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epinephrine epinephrine]).
Some other toxins have no known antidote. For example, the [[poison]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitine aconitine], a highly poisonous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaloid alkaloid] derived from various aconite species has no antidote, and as a result is often fatal if it enters the [[human]] [[body]] in sufficient [[quantities]]
[[Category: Health]]
