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SERUM SICKNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does serum sickness mean?
• SERUM SICKNESS (noun)
The noun SERUM SICKNESS 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 SICKNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 sickness" is a kind of...):
allergic reaction; allergy (hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity)
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