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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 serumplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SERUM SICKNESS (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 sickness" is a kind of...):

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


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