Crossword clues for antiserum
antiserum
Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antigens specific for combatting an infectious disease.
WordNet
n. blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease
[also: antisera (pl)]
Wikipedia
Antiserum (plural: antisera) is blood serum containing polyclonal antibodies and is used to pass on passive immunity to many diseases. For example, passive antibody transfusion from a previous human survivor (convalescent serum) used to be the only known effective treatment for Ebola infection (but with little success rate).
Antisera are widely used in diagnostic virology laboratories. The most common use of antiserum in humans is as antitoxin or antivenom, to treat envenomation.
Usage examples of "antiserum".
Adding to our problems, Marburg research had begun at Vector before a supply of antiserum was on hand.
Marburg antiserum and the problems involved in shipping it to Vector, even though his own directorate had played almost no role.
We guessed your weight, and I mixed the antiserum and made the injection, and it worked better than I ever thought it would.
He picked up the dropper and allowed one drop of the antiserum to fall and mix with the blood.
Images of him injecting Lance flitted through his mind and were quickly followed by the image of Lance killing him when the antiserum proved ineffective.