Usually means: Allergic reaction to injected proteins.
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  1. serum sickness: Merriam-Webster
  2. serum sickness: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. serum sickness: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  6. serum sickness: Wiktionary
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  9. Serum sickness: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. serum sickness: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. Serum sickness: Merck Manuals
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  7. Serum sickness: MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
  8. serum sickness: Parents' Common Sense Encyclopedia
  9. serum sickness: Medical dictionary
  10. Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms (No longer online)
  11. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (serum sickness)

▸ noun:  An allergylike reaction to proteins in antiserum derived from animal sources.

Similar:
serum disease, antiserum, seroimmunity, seroreaction, serum, serology, serotherapy, serodiagnosis, seroreactivity, seroagglutination, more...

Opposite:
serum tolerance, seroimmunity, seropositivity

Types:
hypersensitivity, allergy, anaphylaxis, more...

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Similar:
serum disease, antiserum, seroimmunity, seroreaction, serum, serology, serotherapy, serodiagnosis, seroreactivity, seroagglutination, more...

Opposite:
serum tolerance, seroimmunity, seropositivity

Types:
hypersensitivity, allergy, anaphylaxis, more...



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