"antiserum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antiserums [plural], antisera [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + serum. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|serum}} anti- + serum Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|antisera}} antiserum (countable and uncountable, plural antiserums or antisera)
  1. (medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Hyponyms: antivenom, antitoxin, antidote (english: some antiserums) Translations (serum containing antibodies): antisérum [neuter] (Czech), antiserum [neuter] (Danish), ellenszérum (Hungarian), antiszérum (Hungarian), antissoro [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-antiserum-en-noun-Wf5EhMNC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti- Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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