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Record 1 2001-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toxicology
  • Pharmacy
DEF

antidote: Any agent administered to prevent or counteract the action of a poison.

OBS

counterpoison: According to source OXENG, this term has two meanings: 1) a medicine that counteracts the influence of a poison, hence a synonym of antidote, and 2) an opposite poison. According to source WEBIN, "counterpoison", as a synonym of "antidote", is obsolete, and should be reserved to designate a poison that counteracts another poison. Consequently, it seems that "counterpoison" is a specific term compared to "antidote". All the specialized dictionaries (sources GOMED, DOMED, BUMED) define it as a poison. The following definition best illustrates this assumption.

DEF

counter-poison: A poison which acts as an antidote to another poison.

OBS

alexipharmic: According to source WEBIN, this term is an obsolete form for "alexipharmac".

OBS

alexipharmac: According to source MBIOL, this term is an obsolete synonym of "antidote". Source WEBIN defines "alexipharmac" as "an antidote against poison or infection".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toxicologie
  • Pharmacie
DEF

Substance capable de neutraliser un toxique ou de s'opposer à ses effets dans l'organisme, par un mécanisme physique, chimique, biochimique ou pharmacologique.

DEF

Médicament auquel on attribue la propriété de prévenir ou de combattre les effets d'un poison, d'un venin, d'une maladie contagieuse. Au figuré, «il n'y a pas de meilleur antidote contre l'ennui que le travail».

CONT

L'antidote est une substance qui exerce un effet exactement inverse d'une autre et peut empêcher la réponse de l'organisme ou la diminuer.

OBS

Le mot «antidote» [...] signifie «contrepoison». [...] Contenant lui-même la préposition «contre», il y a pléonasme [très bien entré dans la langue toutefois] dans une phrase comme : «j'ai trouvé un antidote contre tel poison» (pour «j'ai trouvé l'antidote de tel poison»). [...] la construction avec «à» est plus légère et plus élégante.

OBS

contrepoison : Ce terme s'écrit maintenant en un seul mot après avoir été longtemps orthographié avec un trait d'union.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toxicología
  • Farmacia
DEF

Substancia que contrarresta en el organismo el efecto de un veneno.

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