serum disease
- noun
- /ˈsɪrəm dɪˈziːz/
- Archaic
:
enfermedad sérica
- The patient developed serum disease several days after receiving the antiserum injection.
Examples
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Symptoms of serum disease can include fever, rash, and joint pain.
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She developed serum disease after receiving the antiserum.
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Doctors must monitor for signs of serum disease when administering animal-derived antivenoms.
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Doctors warned him about the risk of serum disease following the injection.
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The patient developed serum disease several days after receiving the antiserum injection.
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Symptoms of serum disease can include fever, rash, and joint pain.
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Doctors must monitor for signs of serum disease when administering animal-derived antivenoms.
Synonyms
A delayed reaction to a foreign injection that causes fever, rash, and joint pain
How Severe
- Specialized
8
8.2
- Specialized
70
6.5
- Archaic
36
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines the noun 'serum' (a medicinal blood product) with 'disease' (a pathological condition), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer it refers to a disease/illness caused by or related to serum. Although the full medical specifics (immune reaction, delayed onset) are technical, the basic meaning is compositionally predictable and follows a common noun+noun pattern.
Etymology
Serum disease comes from when doctors gave patients serum, the liquid part of animal blood, to treat illness, and some people later became sick because their bodies reacted to the animal proteins. That's why the name now means 'a reaction after a serum injection'.