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antidoteRemedy to counteract the effects of a poison or toxin. Administered by mouth, intravenously, or sometimes on the skin, it may work by directly neutralizing the poison; causing an opposite effect in the body; binding to the poison to prevent its absorption, inactivate it, or keep it from fitting a receptor at its site of action; or binding to a receptor to prevent the poison's binding there, blocking its action. Some poisons are not active until converted to a different form in the body; their antidotes interrupt that conversion. antidote Med a drug or agent that counteracts or neutralizes the effects of a poison antidote [′an·tə‚dōt] (pharmacology) An agent that relieves or counteracts the action of a poison. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Their premise is that hiding the horrors, and the concomitant subversion of our antidotal aversion, perpetuates the war and its cause. While academic scholars use a variety of research methods to substantiate or elucidate their ideas, street scholars, are as likely to ground their ideas in the personal, antidotal, and subjective modes. In conclusion, beginning in the 1970's we had mounting evidence of the physical benefits of physical activity and initially had antidotal evidence for the emotional benefits. |
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