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serum disease — noun a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum • Syn: ↑serum sickness • Hypernyms: ↑allergy, ↑allergic reaction * * * noun see serum sickness * * * serum disease … Useful english dictionary
serum sickness — n an allergic reaction to the injection of foreign serum manifested by hives, swelling, eruption, arthritis, and fever called also serum disease * * * a reaction that sometimes occurs 7 12 days after injection of a quantity of foreign antigen and … Medical dictionary
serum sickness — Pathol. a generalized allergic reaction to a foreign serum or drug, characterized by fever, skin rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and painful joints. Also called serum disease. [1910 15] * * * ▪ allergic reaction an allergic (immune system… … Universalium
serum sickness — noun a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum • Syn: ↑serum disease • Hypernyms: ↑allergy, ↑allergic reaction … Useful english dictionary
Serum protein electrophoresis — (SPEP) is a laboratory test that examines specific proteins in the blood called globulins. Blood must first be collected, usually into an airtight vial or syringe. Electrophoresis is a laboratory technique where the blood serum (the fluid portion … Wikipedia
Serum response factor — (c fos serum response element binding transcription factor) PDB rendering based on 1hbx … Wikipedia
serum — [sir′əm] n. pl. serums or sera [sir′ə] [L, whey < IE * serom, fluid < base * ser , to flow > Sans sara , fluid, Gr hormē, an attack] 1. a) a clear, watery animal fluid, as serous fluid b) the clear, yellowish fluid of the blood which… … English World dictionary
Serum-therapy — Se rum ther a*py, n. (Med.) The treatment of disease by the injection of blood serum from immune animals. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Serum total protein — Serum total protein, also called plasma total protein or total protein, is a biochemical test for measuring the total amount of protein in blood plasma or serum.Protein in the plasma is made up of albumin and globulin. The globulin in turn is… … Wikipedia
Serum — The clear liquid that can be separated from clotted blood. Serum differs from plasma, the liquid portion of normal unclotted blood containing the red and white cells and platelets. It is the clot that makes the difference between serum and plasma … Medical dictionary
