antiserum
noun[C]
medicalspecializeduk/ˈæn.tiˌsɪə.rəm/us/ˈæn.t̬iˌsɪr.əm/abloodserum(= athinyellowishliquidtaken fromblood)thatcontainsantibodies(=proteinsproducedtofightdisease)against aparticularvirus,bacterium, etc., used totreatorprotectagainstdisease:
抗血清There may be adelayedallergicreactionto theinjectionof an antiserum,causedby anantibodyreactionto anantigenin thedonorserum.注射抗血清之后，可能会发生延迟的过敏反应，原因是针对供体抗原的抗体反应。
- Rabies antiserum is theliquidformof anti-rabies immunoglobulin made fromequineplasmaobtainedfromhorsesthat wereimmunizedwithrabiesvaccine.
- Theyaimedtolistall thevenomouscreaturesinNorthandWestAfricaand themanufacturersof antiserums fortheirbitesandstings.
- Theplantsweretreatedwith antiserum totobaccomosaicvirus.
- Doctorstriedgivinganthraxsufferershugeamountsofpenicillin, tetracycline andanthraxantiserum,probablyfromhorses.
Immunology & vaccination
- active immunity
- anti-vax
- antibody
- antigen
- antigenic
- antivaxxer
- antivenin
- gamma globulin
- immune response
- immunity
- immunization
- immunocompromised
- immunology
- immunosuppressed
- inoculate
- inoculation
- jag
- vaccinate
- vaccination
- vax