antiserum
/ˈantɪˌsɪərəm
/noun (plural antisera /ˈantɪˌsɪərə/)
A blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens, injected to treat or protect against specific diseases.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.