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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hypersensitive reaction to the administration of a foreign serum, characterized by fever, swelling, skin rash, and enlargement of the lymph nodes.
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- noun An
allergylike reaction toproteins inantiserum derived fromanimal sources.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum
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