self-envenomation en · NOUN
Etymology
From self- + envenomation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The injection of a venom into oneself by means of a sting, etc.
[Tim] Friede's motivation evolved to see if he could develop immunity to this swirl of toxins — so that his body might provide a roadmap to making a broad kind of antivenom. Now, in a new paper in the journal Cell, researchers say they've done just that, thanks in large part to the antibodies that Friede has developed over nearly a quarter century of self-envenomation.
2025 May 2, Ari Daniel, “He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom”, in NPR:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| self-envenomations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |