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Definitions for antiserum
ˈæn təˌsɪər əm; -ˌsɪər əan·ti·serum

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. antiserumnoun

    blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease

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  1. antiserumnoun

    A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antigens specific for combatting an infectious disease.

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  1. Antiserum

    Antiserum is a blood serum containing monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies that is used to spread passive immunity to many diseases via blood donation (plasmapheresis). For example, convalescent serum, passive antibody transfusion from a previous human survivor, used to be the only known effective treatment for ebola infection with a high success rate of 7 out of 8 patients surviving.Antisera are widely used in diagnostic virology laboratories. The most common use of antiserum in humans is as antitoxin or antivenom to treat envenomation. Serum therapy, also known as serotherapy, describes the treatment of infectious disease using the serum of animals that have been immunized against the specific organisms or their product, to which the disease is supposedly referable.

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  1. antiserum

    Antiserum is a blood serum derived from an individual or animal that contains antibodies, which are proteins produced by the immune system to fight off foreign substances like viruses, bacteria, and toxins. It is typically used to provide immunity against specific diseases or toxins through passive immunization, or utilized in diagnostic tests to detect the presence of certain antigens in the body.

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  1. ruminates

  2. misaunter

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of antiserum in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of antiserum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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