Definition of antiserum in English:
antiserum
nounPlural antiseraˈantɪˌsɪərəmˈæn(t)ɪˌsɪrəm
A blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens, injected to treat or protect against specific diseases.
Example sentencesExamples
- The specificity of the antisera obtained was quite satisfactory.
- Newborn babies at risk of severe chickenpox can also be given antiserum (serum containing antibodies).
- Serotyping was done by the set of type specific antisera.
- In addition, a program to develop countermeasures including vaccines, antisera, and therapeutic agents to protect troops from possible biological attack was begun in 1953.
- Obtaining antisera against two immunologically distinct red cell antigens, he found these present in some mouse strains and absent from others.
Synonyms
remedy, curative, medicine, medication, medicament, restorative, corrective, antidote
Definition of antiserum in US English:
antiserum
nounˈæn(t)ɪˌsɪrəmˈan(t)iˌsirəm
A blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens, injected to treat or protect against specific diseases.
Example sentencesExamples
- Serotyping was done by the set of type specific antisera.
- Obtaining antisera against two immunologically distinct red cell antigens, he found these present in some mouse strains and absent from others.
- In addition, a program to develop countermeasures including vaccines, antisera, and therapeutic agents to protect troops from possible biological attack was begun in 1953.
- Newborn babies at risk of severe chickenpox can also be given antiserum (serum containing antibodies).
- The specificity of the antisera obtained was quite satisfactory.
Synonyms
remedy, curative, medicine, medication, medicament, restorative, corrective, antidote