Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Human or animal serum containing antibodies that are specific for one or more antigens.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A serum containing the antibody to a given immunizing substance, as antidiphtheria serum, antitetanus serum, etc. See
immunity .
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- noun medicine A
serum prepared from human or animal sources containingantigens specific for combatting an infectious disease.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rebecca Day and daughter Mollie, 12, were given an infusion of the antiserum, which is not yet proven to work in humans, on May 27 after they were exposed to the girl's infected horse on the family's property at Tewantin.
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Its blockade by the antiserum increased by up to 50 times the production of endogenous retroviruses in the culture medium.
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"Human basophil degranulation triggered by very dilute antiserum against IgE".
Dana Ullman: Nobel Prize Winner Takes Homeopathy Seriously Dana Ullman 2011
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"Human basophil degranulation triggered by very dilute antiserum against IgE".
Dana Ullman: Nobel Prize Winner Takes Homeopathy Seriously Dana Ullman 2011
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In Villejuif, France, Ion Gresser had prepared a potent antiserum neutralising any molecule of alpha endogenous interferon produced by individual cells.
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The antiserum that came out of this research would eventually rein in diphtheria, although it still appears in congested, poverty-stricken populations where sanitation is poor.
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While the antiserum contains the necessary antibodies to neutralize the snake toxin, it also provides foreign proteins to which the body reacts.
More on E. coli O157:H7 | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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Brave as she is, she did not panic at all, so that our doctor could inject her with the appropriate antiserum.
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Human basophil degranulation triggered by very dilute antiserum against IgE.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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Human basophil degranulation triggered by very dilute antiserum against IgE.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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