SERUM DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does serum disease mean? 

• SERUM DISEASE (noun)
  The noun SERUM DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum

  Familiarity information: SERUM DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SERUM DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

serum disease; serum sickness

Hypernyms ("serum disease" is a kind of...):

allergic reaction; allergy (hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity)