HyperDic: serum_sickness

English > 1 sense of the expression serum sickness:
NOUNstateserum sickness, serum diseasea delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum
English > serum sickness: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum.
Synonymserum disease
Broaderallergy, allergic reactionhypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen

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